Local legend Cliff Mass does his usual wonderful analysis of the heat event:
The Big Heat Post Mortem and the Next Few Days
It's over.
Throughout the region, all-time temperature records have been broken, if not smashed. Just to name a few:
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- SeaTac hit 108F, beating the previous record of 103F.
- Olympia reached 109F, exceeding the previous record of 105F
- Quillayute, on the WA coast, zoomed to 110F, absolutely smashing the previous record of 99F
- Portland hit 116F, incinerating the previous record of 107F.
- In eastern Washington, Dallesport tied the all-time state record of 118F
- East of I5, many locations in western Washington exceeded 110F yesterday.
Believe it or not.
Seattle now has a higher record maximum temperature than Miami, Atlanta, Washington DC, or Chicago. Portland's record high exceeded that of Houston, Austin, or San Diego.
Over 50 observing sites in western Washington surged above 110F
You want record high temperatures? Come to the Northwest!
Much more at the site - a very good look at a very unusual event.
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