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: Sunny, with a high near 74. West wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 11am and 2pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 48. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
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