This week, an experienced group of meteorologists released their report on the June 2021 heatwave and declared that Washington State has a new all-time temperature record of 120F, observed in the Hanford Reach of eastern Washington (see an image of the observing site below).
The Hanford 100F site. The record holder for Washington State
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I believe that many temperature records were also set here in the Wiliamette Valley, we reached over 110 degrees over a multi - day period, and a few days were almost 120 degrees, if memory serves.
ReplyDeleteSo, Cliff -- is there a new record max for Western Washington?
ReplyDeleteIt appears that only six states have exceeded 120, officially, according to accuracy project. org. (Though three or four more appear to have tied that record.)
My car thermometer read 110 in Snoqualmie, and it seems pretty close usually, but we were in the river during some of the hottest hours.
Ellensburg {KELN} only got to 114. I'm close but 500 feet higher.
ReplyDeleteKELN's elevation is 1,740; Hanford is more than 1,000 feet lower.