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: Scattered rain showers before 1pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 71. North wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy. Low around 56, with temperatures rising to around 59 overnight. North wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: Sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. North wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. West wind around 2 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
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