Heat — North Coast, Washington

2023-12-15 to 2023-12-16 · North Coast, Washington

Event narrative

A record high temperature of 57 degrees was set at Quillayute airport. This broke the previous daily record of 55 degrees set in 1980.

Wider weather episode

A ridge of high pressure and low level offshore flow produced record high temperatures on the North Washington coast.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1151541. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.