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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Night: A chance of rain showers and patchy fog before 2am, then patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 59. East wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Day: Patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 5pm, then patchy fog and a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 70. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Night: Patchy fog and a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 11pm, then patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 61. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. West wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Northwest wind 1 to 5 mph.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southwest wind around 1 mph.
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Southwest wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. West wind around 3 mph.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Northwest wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. North wind around 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. North wind around 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. North wind around 6 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 65. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
Wed's High Temperature
110 at 4 Miles South Of Tolleson, AZ
Wed's Low Temperature
19 at 14 Miles West-southwest Of Mackay, ID