Heat — Southern Clearwater Mountains, Idaho

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

Event narrative

High temperatures ranged from the upper 90s to 107 degrees at lower elevations with overnight lows in the 60s.

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 959424. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.