Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — E Yakima, Washington

2002-11-01 to 2002-11-04 · E Yakima, Washington

Event narrative

An arctic front moved through the state on October 29th, bringing much colder temperatures into the first four days of November. Some of the colder readings in degrees Fahrenheit included 4 at Yakima, 6 at Goldendale and Selah, 8 at Whitman Mission, 9 at Easton, and 13 at Wapato. The Yakima Valley was hit hard by the freeze with an estimated 3.9 million boxes of apples lost. Some of the harder hit varieties included Pink Ladies, Fujis, Braeburn, and Granny Smith. Around $50,000 damage was also done to apples in Klickitat county.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5323382. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.