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Cold/Wind Chill in East Slopes Southern Cascades, Washington

Cold/Wind Chill January 4, 2004 – January 5, 2004 · East Slopes Southern Cascades, Washington

The wider storm

An arctic air mass moved south out of British Columbia, setting daily low record low temperatures for January 5th. Some of the daily low temperatures, several of which were records, observed in degrees Fahrenheit included: -21 Whitman Mission; -16 Ellensburg; -15 Eltopia; -14 in Yakima, and Selah; -12 Walla Walla, Wapato, and Dayton; -10 Bickleton; -9 Sunnyside; -8 Prosser; and -6 in Richland. Frigid temperatures and poor driving conditions caused numerous school closures and cancellations.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5383762. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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