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: Areas of fog after 2am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 57, with temperatures rising to around 59 overnight. North wind around 3 mph.
Day: Areas of fog before 10am, then a slight chance of rain showers between 11am and 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind 2 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Mostly clear. Low around 51, with temperatures rising to around 53 overnight. West wind 2 to 9 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75. West southwest wind 2 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. South southwest wind 2 to 7 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Clear, with a low around 53.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
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