Excessive Heat in Wallowa County, Oregon

Excessive Heat July 1, 2021 · Wallowa County, Oregon

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Roberts Butte RAWS recorded consecutive daily high temperatures over 95 degrees from June 27th through July 1st, with many daily high temperatures even meeting or exceeding 100 degrees during the period.

The wider storm

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 977218. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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