Heat — Southwest Interior, Washington

2022-08-18 · Southwest Interior, Washington

Event narrative

The ASOS at the Olympia airport recorded a record max temperature of 96 degrees. This beats the previous record of 94 set in 1981.

Wider weather episode

A period of hot weather brought very warm temperatures to the interior of Western Washington, helping to set a few record maximum temperatures.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1055402. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.