Excessive Heat — Curry County Coast, Oregon

2024-07-04 to 2024-07-06 · Curry County Coast, Oregon

Event narrative

Strong high pressure brought excessive heat to the Curry County Coast from July 4th through July 6th. The excessive heat extended all the way to the beaches at Brookings with a Chetco Effect of downslope northeast winds. Low temperatures were in the lower 50s to mid 70s, and high temperatures mainly in the lower 80s to mid 90s.

Wider weather episode

A persistent ridge over the western states with an associated thermal trough extending from northern California into southern Oregon brought a long-duration heat wave.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1206107. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.