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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Night: Areas of frost after 3am. Clear, with a low around 34. North wind 5 to 9 mph.
Day: Widespread frost before 8am. Sunny, with a high near 62. North wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Southwest wind 2 to 7 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind around 3 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Day: A slight chance of rain after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Tue's High Temperature
100 at Gila Bend, AZ
Wed's Low Temperature
26 at Saranac Lake, NY
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