1987 - A blast of cold arctic air hit the north central U.S. An afternoon thunderstorm slickened the streets of Duluth MN with hail and snow, and later in the afternoon, strong northerly winds reached 70 mph. Unseasonably warm weather continued in the Pacific northwest. Afternoon highs of 90 degrees at Olympia WA, 92 degrees at Portland OR, and 89 degrees at Seattle WA, were records for the month of October. For Seattle WA it marked the twenty- first daily record high for the year, a record total in itself.
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Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly clear. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 58 overnight. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Tue's High Temperature
100 at Gila Bend, AZ
Wed's Low Temperature
26 at Saranac Lake, NY
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