Heat — Seattle and Vicinity, Washington

2023-12-05 to 2023-12-06 · Seattle and Vicinity, Washington

Event narrative

A record high temperature of 59 degrees was set at Seattle-Tacoma airport. This broke the previous daily record of 58 degrees in 2020.

Wider weather episode

An atmospheric river event brought flooding, record breaking rainfall, and record high temperatures to Western Washington.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1151538. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.