The Dexes / Heat & Excessive Heat / 187203
Eventdex · Heat & Excessive Heat
SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA
187203
The record
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| Event typeevent_type | Excessive Heat |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 187,203 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 31,886 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2009-07-27T21:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2009-07-31T04:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | WASHINGTON |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 1 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage propertydamage_property | 0.00K |
| Damage cropsdamage_crops | 0.00K |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | Official NWS Observations |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | Strong high pressure aloft led to a major heat event for western Washington. The average temperature for July 2009 at Seattle-Tacoma airport was 69.5 degrees, the warmest July on record, and tying record for the warmest July on record in Seattle. During the heat wave, many other record and all-time record high temperatures were broken, including 103 degrees at Seattle-Tacoma airport, 104 at Olympia and 96 at Bellingham. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | This was the warmest July on record at Seattle-Tacoma airport. On Wednesday (July 29) in Seattle, the high temperature reached 103 degrees (SeaTac Airport), a new all-time high. A heat related death occurred when a 66 year old male died in Seattle. The downtown Bremerton library closed on Tuesday and Wednesday due to excessive heat. Some UW librarys closed and several classes were held outside due to the lack of AC inside the classrooms. |
| Yearyear | 2,009 |
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