Heat — Southwest Interior, Washington

2024-07-07 · Southwest Interior, Washington

Event narrative

A high temperature of 97 degrees at Olympia Airport on July 7th broke the previous record of 95 degrees in 1953.

Wider weather episode

A long stretch of hot temperatures across western Washington caused numerous records to broken during the beginning of July.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1204680. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.