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: Cloudy, with a high near 77. North northeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. North wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. North northwest wind around 8 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81. West southwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 55. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83. Southwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 56.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 87.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
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