Heat — Western Whatcom County, Washington

2023-12-05 to 2023-12-06 · Western Whatcom County, Washington

Event narrative

A record high temperature of 59 degrees was recorded at Bellingham airport. This broke the previous daily record of 58 degrees set in 1987.

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 1151539. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.