Friday, July 19th was the 16th day in a row with a high temperature of 80 degrees or higher for Seattle. That breaks Seattle’s previous record for consecutive 80+ degree days (15 days, set in 2015 & 1977).
Top 10 warmest days at Seattle-Tacoma airport
Records started 1945
- 108° June 28.2021
- 104° June 27, 2021
- 103° July 29, 2009
- 102° June 26, 2021
- 100° July 20, 1994
- 99° July 23, 1991, Aug. 9, 1981, Aug. 9, 1960
- 98° 8 times including at the time of this post (July 9, 2024) – Olympia, WA made it to 100 degrees.
The records at the Federal Building went from 1891-1972. Top 10 warmest days.
- 100° June 9, 1955 and July 16, 1941
- 98° July 28, 1958, July 1, 1942 and June 25, 1925
- 97° August 8 & 9, 1960, June 30, 1942, July 15, 1941
- 96° 7 times, last one July 13, 1961
Before 1945 the weather was taken from the Federal Building in downtown Seattle, Washington. Records started there in 1891.
What about Olympia, WA hitting 100+ records?
June 9. 2024: This is the 24th day Olympia has had a high of at least 100 degrees since records started there in 1941. The warmest day on record is June 28, 2021 with 110 degrees. 2nd warmest is June 27, 2021 with 105 degrees. Olympia had 1 day in 2023 with a high of 100, Aug 15.
Spokane International Airport High Temperature Records Broken
On Saturday, July 20, the high temperature forecast of 100 degrees for Spokane International Airport, we will break the July/August 2017 record of 15 consecutive days of 90 degrees or warmer. It is safe to say the duration of this heatwave is *extremely* rare.
*Data via Seattle/Tacoma NWS*