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: A slight chance of rain showers before 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 62, with temperatures rising to around 64 overnight. West wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. West southwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. West southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. West northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Clear, with a low around 54.
Steamboat Slough, Snug Harbor Marina
(4.3 miles away)
New Hope Bridge
(6 miles away)
Snodgrass Slough
(6.6 miles away)
Tue's High Temperature
100 at Gila Bend, AZ
Wed's Low Temperature
26 at Saranac Lake, NY
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