Heat — Central Coast, Washington

2023-05-13 to 2023-05-16 · Central Coast, Washington

Event narrative

A period of well above normal temperatures were recorded across the Central Coast of Washington during the middle of May, breaking several high temperature records:

May 13: Record high set at UIL of 90 degrees, breaking the previous record of 80 set in 1975.

May 14: Record high set at UIL of 92 degrees, breaking the previous record of 83 set in 2014.

May 15: Record high set at UIL of 86 degrees, breaking the previous record of 85 set in 2006.

May 16: Record high set at UIL of 86 degrees, breaking the previous record of 85 set in 2006.

Wider weather episode

A strong ridge of high pressure brought well above normal temperatures to Western Washington, with a period of high temperatures in the upper 80s to low 90s. Many locations broke temperature records during this period. Eventually, onshore flow aided in the recovery back towards near normal temperatures to round out the latter half of the month.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1103537. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.