Excessive Heat — Northern Blue Mountains, Oregon

2022-08-16 to 2022-08-18 · Northern Blue Mountains, Oregon

Event narrative

The Eden RAWS recorded consecutive maximum daily high temperatures of 95 degrees or greater from Aug. 16th through the 18th.

Wider weather episode

Upper level ridging and persistent surface high pressure in the Columbia Basin resulted in several areas reaching or exceeding critical heat risk thresholds during this period, with some mountain sites also seeing consecutive days of 95 degrees or greater temperatures.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1053504. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.