Halloween is just two weeks away, but those in Seattle were sweating as if it were time to light off Fourth of July fireworks over the weekend amid a historic heat event that left the temperature record books in tatters. FOX13
A super-heated atmosphere from a strong ridge of high pressure combined Sunday with gusty offshore winds from the east that heated the air even further, baking the Puget Sound region like never before in mid-October,The Emerald City reached a sweltering 88 degrees on Sunday, obliterating the previous record high for Oct. 16 by an eye-popping 16 degrees. . That means in the 77 years of records at Sea-Tac Airport, no other Oct. 16 has come within 16 degrees of Sunday's high.
For further perspective, the historic summer heat wave of June 2021, which saw Seattle reach an all-time record high of 108 degrees, was 17 degrees above its daily record high.It was Seattle's second-hottest October day on record, with only an 89-degree reading on Oct. 1, 1987, topping the chart. Of course, Sunday's heat came more than two weeks closer to winter.
It was the latest 80- and 85-plus-degree days in Seattle. Previous records were Oct. 14 and Oct. 1, respectively.The 88 degrees reached Sunday was hotter than any date reached in Seattle in 2011 – even in the summer.It's the warmest start to October by more than 3 degrees above average. Add on top of that the unhealthy air quality as those east winds not only carried heat, but smoke fromIt was hot again down in Portland, Oregon – though for a change, not quite as hot as its northern neighbors. Portland reached 86 degrees Sunday, breaking its daily record of 80 degrees.While the Rose City didn't smash its heat records as much as Seattle, it is still rewriting the books as well.
A shift to cooler ocean breezes has ended the record heat for the workweek, with the region's first significant rainfall in several months forecast for the end of the week to finally usher in autumn.you've got an early winter previewThis early-season cold snap will provide the lowest temperatures since April in many areas, with more than 180 million people estimated to see temperatures of at least 10 degrees below average on Tuesday and Wednesday and 70 million under freeze alerts.
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