Cold/Wind Chill — Central Coast, Washington

2024-01-14 to 2024-01-15 · Central Coast, Washington

Event narrative

A record low temperature of 20 degrees was recorded at Hoquiam airport. This broke the previous record of 25 set in 2007.

Wider weather episode

A modified Arctic front moved into Western Washington. After producing some locally heavy snowfall on the Olympic Peninsula, it was followed by strong Fraser River outflow winds and several days of cold temperatures when a number of record low temperature records were set. It also resulted in several cold weather related deaths in King County. As precipitation moved into the region at the end of the cold episode, heavy snow was reported across the North Interior and freezing rain/drizzle resulted in travel impacts around Puget Sound.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1160312. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.