Excessive Heat — Simcoe Highlands, Washington

2021-06-27 to 2021-06-30 · Simcoe Highlands, Washington

Event narrative

Nearly all RAWS stations across the zone recorded consecutive daily high temperatures over 100 degrees through the period, while the Goldendale East RAWS site recorded a high temperature of 110 degrees on June 29th.

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 969171. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.