Winter Weather — Southwest Interior, Washington

2024-03-06 · Southwest Interior, Washington

Event narrative

A record low temperature of 21 degrees was set at Olympia, WA airport on March 6th, which ties the old record of 21 degrees in 1975.

Wider weather episode

An trailing upper level trough pushed a frontal system throughout western Washington with heavy mountain snow at times along with cooler temps in the lowlands and rain, and breezy conditions at times.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1170558. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.