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: Sunny, with a high near 69. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. West southwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. West northwest wind 10 to 25 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 65. North wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Day: Isolated rain showers after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Isolated rain showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Day: Scattered rain showers after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Scattered rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: Scattered rain showers before 8am, then scattered rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.
Night: Scattered rain showers before 8pm, then scattered rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
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