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: Areas of fog before 10am. Sunny, with a high near 72. West wind around 0 mph.
Night: Mostly clear. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 55 overnight. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Widespread fog before 8am. Sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. North wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69. Southeast wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 67. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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