Preliminary figures gathered the week prior to the heat wave showed King County already had 12 drownings in 2021. Denny Park in Kirkland on Lake Washington, and the other at Angle Lake in SeaTac.
Thousands swarmed to beaches, and two men in their 40s died in separate incidents: one at O. Stampede Pass tied its all-time record of 93. Bellingham broke its daily record (87 in 2015) before 11 a.m. Shelton, in Mason County, had the highest Western Washington temperature at 107, Olympia reached 105, and Hoquiam hit 103, each an all-time record high. Seattle also set an all-time maximum daily average of 89 degrees (topping 87 set in 2009) and an all-time record maximum low of 73 degrees (breaking the previous record of 71, also in 2009). that the temperature at Sea-Tac was 101, it was the first time Seattle had recorded back-to-back 100-degree days.Īt 5:29 p.m., Seattle's temperture soared to 104 degrees, breaking the previous all-time record of 103 set on July 29, 2009. When the National Weather Service announced at 2:34 p.m. By 10:26 a.m., the temperature at Sea-Tac had jumped to 94 degrees, breaking the old June 27 reocrd of 92 degrees set in 2015. June 27, 2021: Seattle hits a record 104 degreesĪt 7:30 a.m. Seattle Fire Department staff told the newspaper that divers and swimmers spent hours searching for a man reportedly in distress in Lake Washington near Seward Park, but no one was located. Over the previous three years, the most heat-related visits in a day was nine, Public Health spokesperson James Apa told The Seattle Times. Emergency rooms in King County saw 41 people with heat-related illnesses. Seattleites used 191 million gallons of water on June 26, a Saturday, nearly 50 million gallons more than the average earlier in the week, Seattle Public Utilities staff said. The town of Darrington in Snohomish County had the state high of 106 degrees, recorded at 3:25 p.m. The freezing level in Western Washington was 18,700 feet, roughly 4,300 feet above the summit of Mount Rainier. Daily records were set in Olympia (102 degrees), Hoquiam (87), and Bellingham (95). By 5 p.m., the temperature in Seattle was 102 degrees, matching Tucson, Arizona. Seattle officially hit 100 degrees at 3:41 p.m., prompting Mayor Jenny Durkan to remind residents on Twitter that the city had 34 cooling centers for their use, and another 30 pool and water areas. and an all-time June record of 97 degrees at 2:33 p.m. On the first day of the heat wave, Sea-Tac surged to a June 26 record high of 91 degrees by 12:16 p.m.
June 26, 2021: Records fall in Olympia, Hoquiam, Bellingham The heat wave also yields all-time records in Olympia, Bellingham, Hoquiam, Shelton, Port Angeles, and many other Washington cities and towns. The three-day stretch is the first of its kind for the city, which has had only four previous days with 100-degree temperatures. Seattle hits triple digits for the third consecutive day: 102 degrees on June 26, 104 degrees on June 27, and 108 on June 28.
The reading is recorded at nearby Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, which began keeping official records for Seattle in November 1948, and the 108-degree mark is the city's highest temperature in the 151 years since detailed recordkeeping began on February 16, 1870. The day Seattle records its record high, Washington weather stations at the Sol Duc River near Forks and the Mayfield Power Plant in Lewis County report 118 degrees, tying the all-time state record, pending certification. Thank you for listening to the weather report from LocalConditions.On June 28, 2021, the third day of a withering heat wave in the Pacific Northwest, the temperature in Seattle soars to 108 degrees, an all-time record. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Saturday has an expected forecast of Rain and snow likely after 4pm. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 6 mph. The forecast for This Afternoon is Increasing clouds, with a high near 39. The moon phase is a Waxing Crescent Moon. Sunrise is at 6:58 AM and Sunset is at 5:43 PM. Wind direction is NorthWest at 11 miles per hour, gusting at 15 mph. The humidity is 40.55 percent with a dew point of 14 degrees fahrenheit that is rising since the last report. The barometric pressure is 30.14 - measured by inch of mercury units - and is falling since its last observation. It is 36 degrees fahrenheit, or 2 degrees celsius and feels like 35 degrees fahrenheit. The current weather report for Maple Valley WA, as of 11:55 AM PST, has a sky condition of Fair with the visibility of 10.00 miles.
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