Temperatures at Sea-Tac reached 83 degrees Thursday, breaking the old record of 81 that was set in 1987. On Friday, the high is 85 degrees, well above the previous record of 80 set in 1993. This is also only the third time in 75 years that the first 10 days of May have been dry.
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