Friday, July 9, 2010

Pacific Northwest Joins Temperature Record Fest

Not to be outdone by the temperature record shattering feats of the East Coast, the Pacific Northwest has joined in the festivities for the last several days. Some heat records have been broken by very impressive margins. Here are record reports for major climate stations from the National Weather Service (old record and date in parentheses):
July 6
Quillayute WA 82° (76°, 1968)

July 7
Seattle-Tacoma WA 90° (88°, 1953)
Seattle WFO WA 84° (82°, 1996)
Quillayute WA 92° (80°, 1996)
Hoquiam WA 94° (81°, 1996)

July 8
Seattle-Tacoma WA 95° (87°, 1985/1952)
Seattle WFO WA 88° (82°, 2006)
Olympia WA 95° (94°, 1952)
Bellingham WA 88° (85°, 1952)
Periods of record are somewhat shorter for these stations than for many in the Mid Atlantic and Northeast: Seattle Tacoma data began 1945, Olympia 1948, Seattle WFO 1986, Quillayute 1966.

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