Heat — Northern Clearwater Mountains, Idaho

2021-06-27 to 2021-06-30 · Northern Clearwater Mountains, Idaho

Event narrative

Overnight lows only dropped into the 60s after daytime highs reached 100 to 110 degrees at the lower elevations.

Wider weather episode

An unusually strong ridge of high pressure settled over the Pacific Northwest bringing hot daytime temperatures and warm overnight lows. The consecutive days of heat made it difficult to cool locations without air conditioning. Daily record highs were set for several observation sites.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 959423. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.