Excessive Heat — Ochoco-john Day Highlands, Oregon

2021-06-26 to 2021-06-30 · Ochoco-john Day Highlands, Oregon

Event narrative

Many RAWS stations across the zone recorded consecutive maximum daily high temperatures over 95 degrees through the period, while the Haystack RAWS had recorded consecutive days of daily highs over 105 degrees.

Wider weather episode

A strong upper level ridge of high pressure and a surface thermal trough brought several days of record high temperatures across the PacNW, with many locations in the lower and higher elevations experiencing extreme heat risk during this event. The multiple days of extreme heat risk has been attributed to several fatalities across the region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 968867. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.