Pacific Northwest Joins Temperature Record Fest

Not to be outdone by the temperature record shattering feats of the East Coast, the Pacific Northwest has joined in the festivities for the last several days. Some heat records have been broken by very impressive margins. Here are record reports for major climate stations from the National Weather Service (old record and date in parentheses):

July 6
Quillayute WA      82° (76°, 1968)

July 7
Seattle-Tacoma WA  90° (88°, 1953)
Seattle WFO WA     84° (82°, 1996)
Quillayute WA      92° (80°, 1996)
Hoquiam WA         94° (81°, 1996)

July 8
Seattle-Tacoma WA  95° (87°, 1985/1952)
Seattle WFO WA     88° (82°, 2006)
Olympia WA         95° (94°, 1952)
Bellingham WA      88° (85°, 1952) 

Periods of record are somewhat shorter for these stations than for many in the Mid Atlantic and Northeast: Seattle Tacoma data began 1945, Olympia 1948, Seattle WFO 1986, Quillayute 1966.