Heat — San Juan, Washington

2023-05-14 to 2023-05-16 · San Juan, Washington

Event narrative

Observations over the San Juan Islands recorded a period of above normal temperatures with afternoon highs ranging from the upper 70s to mid 80s.

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 1103548. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.