Heat — Lower Columbia Basin, Washington

2020-07-28 to 2020-07-31 · Lower Columbia Basin, Washington

Event narrative

Temperatures peaked at 113 degrees on 7/30 at Richland, WA.

Wider weather episode

A ridge of high pressure was situated over the inland Northwest from 7/28-7/31, resulting in many record high temperatures.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 902610. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.