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: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly sunny. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Clear, with a low around 58.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
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