Heat in San Juan, Washington

Heat May 14, 2023 – May 16, 2023 · San Juan, Washington

What the National Weather Service wrote

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

The wider storm

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 1103548. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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