Excessive Heat — Greater Vancouver Area, Washington

2021-08-11 to 2021-08-12 · Greater Vancouver Area, Washington

Event narrative

The high temperature at Vancouver (KVUO) was 101 degrees on the 11th and 103 degrees on the 12th.

Wider weather episode

Hot weather began to develop August 9, peaking August 11-12, but temperatures continued above normal into the weekend. Peak afternoon temperatures of 100 to 105 degrees drove people to seek relief in or near bodies of water.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 981016. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.