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 showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: Rain showers likely before 11am, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 11am and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southwest wind 1 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. North wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Northeast wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
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