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 sunny, with a high near 86. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South southeast wind around 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. South wind around 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 90. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tue's High Temperature
100 at Gila Bend, AZ
Wed's Low Temperature
26 at Saranac Lake, NY
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