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: Patchy frost after 3am. Mostly clear, with a low around 30. North wind around 3 mph.
Day: Areas of frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 64. Northeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. South wind around 1 mph.
Day: Patchy frost before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 71. Southwest wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. West wind around 2 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77. Northwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. West wind around 2 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81. South wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. South wind around 2 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Southwest wind around 3 mph.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southwest wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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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