Heat — City of Seattle, Washington

2025-08-12 · City of Seattle, Washington

Event narrative

A record high temperature of 93 degrees was recorded at the Seattle NWS office.

Wider weather episode

A strong ridge of high pressure aloft and thermally induced low pressure at the surface produced record high maximum and record high minimum temperatures across portions of Western Washington.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1294922. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.