Excessive Heat — Southwest Interior, Washington

2022-10-13 · Southwest Interior, Washington

Event narrative

Upper level ridging lead to record high temperatures being broken at Olympia (76 degrees breaking the record of 73 in 1961).

Wider weather episode

Upper-level ridging over the area brought unseasonably warm and dry conditions over a extended period of time.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1063644. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.