Hmm...interesting heat wave facts...
Okay, so with the BIG story around here being the "heat wave," I decided to do a little digging to see what these folks' true experience is. Here's what I've found (copied from local news websites):
On average, Seattle gets 25 days a year that are 80 or warmer, of those 10 average 85 or warmer and 2 go 90 or better. And every-other year, we get a 95.
The record for most days over 90 in a year is 9 set in 1958. Arguably the worst heat wave in Seattle was in August of 1981, when we had 5 days in a row over 90 -- a stretch of 91, 93, 99, 98 and 93.
And my favorite (you folks in GA are gonna LOVE this): The all-time record high for this region is...drum roll please...100. Hit once, on July 20, 1994.
I am so amused.
On average, Seattle gets 25 days a year that are 80 or warmer, of those 10 average 85 or warmer and 2 go 90 or better. And every-other year, we get a 95.
The record for most days over 90 in a year is 9 set in 1958. Arguably the worst heat wave in Seattle was in August of 1981, when we had 5 days in a row over 90 -- a stretch of 91, 93, 99, 98 and 93.
And my favorite (you folks in GA are gonna LOVE this): The all-time record high for this region is...drum roll please...100. Hit once, on July 20, 1994.
I am so amused.