Heat — Seattle and Vicinity, Washington

2024-09-05 · Seattle and Vicinity, Washington

Event narrative

A record high temperature of 89 degrees was set at WFO Seattle on September 5th, breaking the old record of 88 degrees set in 1944.

Wider weather episode

An strong upper level ridge situated itself over western Washington over several days, resulting in multiple high temperature records broken across the region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1219473. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.