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: Patchy fog between 3am and 4am, then patchy drizzle between 4am and 5am, then patchy fog and a slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. East wind 1 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of rain before 7am, then rain likely and areas of fog between 7am and 5pm, then rain and isolated thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. East wind 3 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Rain and a slight chance of thunderstorms before 8pm, then rain and areas of fog and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Day: Rain and patchy fog before noon, then a slight chance of rain showers between noon and 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Patchy fog after 2am. Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Northwest wind around 5 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Patchy fog before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 67. West wind around 6 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southwest wind around 3 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 63.
Southwest Harbor
(0.5 miles away)
Bass Harbor
(2.7 miles away)
Mackerel Cove, Swans Island
(9.1 miles away)
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