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: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 86, with temperatures falling to around 82 in the afternoon. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy. Low around 65, with temperatures rising to around 67 overnight. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: Sunny. High near 85, with temperatures falling to around 83 in the afternoon. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 61. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny. High near 86, with temperatures falling to around 84 in the afternoon. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 60. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 88. East northeast wind around 0 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. East northeast wind around 0 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 88.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 89.
Tue's High Temperature
108 at 16 Miles Southwest Of Tecopa, CA and Death Valley, CA
Tue's Low Temperature
15 at 14 Miles West-southwest Of Mackay, ID