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: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81. North northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. East southeast wind 2 to 7 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South southeast wind around 6 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 88.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85.
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