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: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. West southwest wind around 6 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. North northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. North wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Day: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 60. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. North northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny. High near 54, with temperatures falling to around 52 in the afternoon. North wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. West wind around 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 63. South southwest wind around 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. South southwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70. West southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Wed's High Temperature
101 at Rio Grande Village, TX
Wed's Low Temperature
26 at Saranac Lake, NY and 2 Miles East Of Alfred, NY
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