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: Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Southwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Day: Sunny. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. West northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Northeast wind 2 to 8 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. Southeast wind 3 to 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69. West wind around 8 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Southwest wind around 7 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76. South southwest wind around 8 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. South southeast wind around 7 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South southeast wind around 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South southeast wind around 7 mph.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. South southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South southeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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