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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Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. North wind 10 to 14 mph.
Night: Widespread frost after 3am. Clear, with a low around 34. North wind 6 to 13 mph.
Day: Areas of frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 58. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Southwest wind around 3 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 66. Southwest wind around 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. West wind 2 to 7 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Tue's High Temperature
100 at Gila Bend, AZ
Wed's Low Temperature
26 at Saranac Lake, NY
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