1950 - A smoke pall from western Canada forest fires covered much of the eastern U.S. Daylight was reduced to nighttime darkness in parts of the Northeast. The color of the sun varied from pink to purple, blue, or lavendar. Yellow to grey-tan was common.
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Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 2am, then patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 55 overnight. Northeast wind around 0 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Tue's High Temperature
108 at 16 Miles Southwest Of Tecopa, CA and Death Valley, CA
Wed's Low Temperature
19 at 14 Miles West-southwest Of Mackay, ID