Heat — W Pacific, Washington

2006-07-20 to 2006-07-24 · W Pacific, Washington

Wider weather episode

An unusually strong high pressure ridge brought several days of extremely hot and humid days with some record high temperatures. An Excessive Heat Warning was issued the afternoon of July 20th, and persisted through July 24th. Many cities in Washington saw record-breaking daily high temperatures for multiple days in a row. As an example of the high maximum temperatures reported during this event, Vancouver reported a maximum temperature of 104 degrees on July 21st, breaking the old record of 103 set in 1938.Many daily maximums were between 10 and 20 degrees above normal. Additionally, many areas experienced record high minimum temperatures during this very humid event. Fortunately, there were no human fatalities attributed to this event; however, 35 dogs reportedly perished in a kennel on July 21st. Also, 4500 homes lost power during this event.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5523224. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.