Cold/Wind Chill — East Columbia River Gorge, Washington

2004-01-04 to 2004-01-05 · East Columbia River Gorge, Washington

Wider weather episode

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_id 5383764. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.