Heat in Southwest Interior, Washington

Heat March 16, 2024 · Southwest Interior, Washington

What the National Weather Service wrote

A record high temperature of 74 degrees was set at Olympia airport on March 16th, breaking the old record of 70 degrees set in 1972.

The wider storm

High pressure built over the Pacific Northwest for a big period of warmer and drier conditions - with the warmest temperatures of the year so far in the calendar year.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1170569. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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