Thursday, September 24, 2009

Pacific Northwest Heat Record Update

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As predicted, heat records were set or tied in the interior of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and northern California Wednesday; a few more were set today:
 ...PRELIMINARY RECORD HIGHS BROKEN OR TIED TODAY...  

STATION OLD RECORD (YEAR) NEW RECORD
MULLAN PASS (ASOS) 76 (1943) TIED 76
SANDPOINT 84 (2001) TIED 84
WENATCHEE (ASOS) 89 (1994) 90

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 85 DEGREES WAS SET AT BUTTE MT TODAY.
THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 85 SET IN 2001.

...RECORD HIGH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES REPORTED FOR SEPTEMBER 23RD 2009...

RECORDS
STATION NEW RECORD OLD RECORD YEAR KEPT SINCE

MULLAN PASS 78 74 1952 1938
OMAK 90 89 1939 1931
PULLMAN 93 TIED 93 2001 1940
WINCHESTER 88 TIED 88 2001 1939

...RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURES REPORTED FOR SEPTEMBER 23RD 2009...

RECORDS
STATION NEW RECORD OLD RECORD YEAR KEPT SINCE

EPHRATA 58 TIED 58 1966 1948

STATION PREVIOUS NEW RECORDS
RECORD/YEAR RECORD BEGAN

MEACHAM, OR 88 / 2001 91 1948
PENDLETON(ARPT), OR 90 / 1994 92 1934
REDMOND, OR 92 / 1994 97 1949

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 98 DEGREES WAS SET AT MONTAGUE CA
YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 96 SET IN 1991.

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 93 DEGREES WAS SET AT MT SHASTA CITY
CA YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 92 SET IN 2003.

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 92 DEGREES WAS SET AT ALTURAS CA
YESTERDAY. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 92 SET IN 1949.

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 90 DEGREES WAS TIED AT KLAMATH FALLS
TODAY [Sept. 23]. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 90 SET IN 1974.

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