Heat — Vancouver Area, Washington

2015-07-28 to 2015-07-30 · Vancouver Area, Washington

Event narrative

High Temperatures were in the upper 90s to around 103 for Clark County and greater Vancouver area. Emergency Preparedness officials opened cooling shelters. A few people were treated for heat related illnesses at medical centers.

Wider weather episode

A strong upper level ridge resulted in excessively warm temperatures the last week in July where the high temperatures were about 15 degrees Fahrenheit above the seasonal normal.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 594667. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.