Central Coast storm history

The Grays Harbor County Sheriff's Office reported a fatality near the Pacific Beach State Park around 10:30 AM on January 10. A 54 year old woman from Oak Harbor, Washington was killed after being struck by a log on the beach. She and her husband were walking on the beach when a …

A group of eight people were caught in a rip current near Ocean Shores. All escaped to shore but one went back in to help others, was swept out to sea, became missing after a US Coast Guard and other authority search, and presumed dead.

Hoquiam recorded 45 mph sustained wind. A Central Park man was killed by a falling tree when he walked out onto his open air porch. About 10,000 people in Grays Harbor county lost power. Trees were knocked down over roadways and one man was injured when a car he was driving hit a…

Power was out for about 30,000 customers in Grays Harbor county. For the first time ever, all of the main power transmission lines coming into the county were severed. Two line men were injured while trying to repair power lines. Several locations along many highways were closed …

Large waves in tandem with King Tides led to coastal flooding along the Central Coast of Washington on Nov 15. Numerous reports and pictures/videos were posted on Twitter, with flooding noticeable in parking lots and within business districts. Westport appeared to be hardest hit,…

A woman was injured in Aberdeen when a wind gust blew a light pole down onto her vehicle's windshield.

A wind gust of 70 mph was recorded at the Hoquiam, WA airport.

One and one half inches of snowfall was recorded 1 mile south-southeast of Central Park, WA.

The Westport tide gauge reached 2.48 feet or 0.23 feet above moderate flood threshold.

Hoquiam airport reported a wind gust of 59 mph.

A record high temperature of 73 degrees was set at Hoquiam airport on March 16th, breaking the old record of 65 degrees set in 1983.

A record high temperature of 66 degrees was set at Hoquiam Airport on March 15th, breaking the old record of 64 degrees set in 2010.

A record low temperature of 20 degrees was recorded at Hoquiam airport. This broke the previous record of 25 set in 2007.

A record low temperature of 20 degrees was set at Hoquiam airport. This broke the previous record of 24 set in 2017.

A high temperature of 56 degrees at Hoquiam airport tied the daily record previously set in 1976.

A record low temperature of 27 degrees was set at Hoquiam Airport on October 28th, breaking the old record of 28 degrees set in 1971.

A record low temperature of 31 was set at Hoquiam Airport on October 27th, which ties the old record of 31 degrees set in 1971.

A record high temperature of 81 degrees was set at Hoquiam Airport on October 6th, which ties the old record of 81 degrees set in 1987.

Record high temperature set at Hoquiam, WA Airport on July 4th. A record high temperature of 83 was set in Hoquiam WA airport. This breaks the old record of 82 degrees set in 1958.

A period of well above normal temperatures were recorded across the Central Coast of Washington during the middle of May, breaking several high temperature records: May 13: Record high set at UIL of 90 degrees, breaking the previous record of 80 set in 1975. May 14: Record high s…

A station at Westport along the central WA Coast reported a sustained win of 54 mph and a gust of 67 mph around 2pm on 1/21.

The Westport Tide gauge recorded a wind gust of 64 mph during the mid afternoon hours on December 27th. This came after coastal flooding was experienced earlier in the day.

An ice storm caused major impacts along the central WA Coast. A report out of Aberdeen measured 0.25 inches of ice.

A period of wintry weather was experienced along the coast at the beginning of December. Reports on Dec 1 generally averaged around an inch (highest report of 2.1 inches), with an average of less than 1 inch on Dec 2 and Dec 3.

Record high temperature set at Hoquiam airport of 82 degrees broke the old record of 75 degrees in 2002.

Record high temperature at Hoquiam Airport of 76, breaking the record of 74 in 1961.

Hoquiam ASOS recorded a new maximum temperature of 91 degrees on September 10th, previously beating the record in 2007 of 88 degrees.

A record high temperature of 88 was set at the Hoquiam airport, breaking the old record of 83 set in 1968.

A record high temperature of 92 degrees was set at the Hoquiam airport on Saturday, June 25. This broke the previous record of 82 degrees set in 2017. A record high temperature of 93 degrees was set at the Hoquiam airport on Sunday, June 26. This broke the previous record of 87 d…

A record low was reported at the Hoquiam ASOS on the morning of Dec 28th at 21F. This replaces the previous record low temperature of 25F from 1978.

A record low was reported at the Hoquiam ASOS on the morning of Dec 27th at 25F. This replaces the previous record low temperature of 26 from 1954.

A Winter Storm affected the Central WA Coast just after the Christmas holiday. Average snowfall totals ranged generally from 3 to 6 inches, although isolated higher amounts around 9 inches were noted.

Hoqium ASOS at the airport reported a gust of 56 mph around 1615L on 10/24.

Recorded breaking heat affected the central Coast of Washington at the end of June as a strong area of high pressure became centered over the region. Temperatures began to increase into the upper 80s on 6/26, with temperatures peaking on 6/27 and remaining hot through 6/28. The H…

During the overnight hours on February 12th, reports from the public began to come in regarding significant (at least 1/4) ice accumulation on many surfaces. Areas from around Ocean Shores to Pacific reportedly received the highest amounts of ice accumulation. Precipitation would…

Coastal flooding inundated a picnic area at Rialto Beach in Olympic National Park during the morning hours of January 13.

Wind gusts of around 60 mph were reported across Grays Harbor County beginning during the late evening hours of the 12th and continuing through the early morning hours of the 13th. Humptullips reported a gust of 62 mph, with the Hoquiam airport reporting a gust of 58 mph and Ocea…

The Hoquiam airport in Grays Harbor County reported high winds on December 21, with a measured sustained wind of 44 mph and a measured peak gust of 55 mph.

KHQM had wind of 44g60 mph. Westport recorded 49 mph wind, gusting to 66 mph.

The ASOS at Hoquiam recorded 43 mph sustained wind.

The KHQM ASOS recorded 45 mph sustained wind, gusting to 62 mph, for several hours. WPT also recorded a 42 mph sustained wind.

The KHQM ASOS recorded sustained wind of 40 mph.

The KHQM ASOS recorded sustained wind of 41 mph.

Westport recorded 40 mph sustained wind.

The KHQM ASOS at Hoquiam recorded sustained wind of 40 mph, gusting to 52 mph.

KHQM and WPTW1 recorded sustained wind of 43 mph and a peak gust of 64 mph.

KQHM--had sustained wind 30 mph or greater from 1040 AM to 545 PM. Highest sustained wind was 39 mph with a peak gust of 56 mph. This verifies the high wind warning for this first event of the season, when lower criteria for high wind are in effect.

The KHQM ASOS recorded high wind over several hours, including sustained wind of 46 mph and a peak gust of 66 mph. A weather spotter near Pacific Beach recorded a 60 mph gust. The Westport tide gauge also had a 60 mph gust.

The Hoquiam ASOS recorded 44g61 mph.