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Eventdex · Heat & Excessive Heat

WEST GLACIER REGION

773640

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Event typeevent_typeExcessive Heat
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id773,640
Episode IDepisode_id128,805
Begin UTCbegin_utc2018-08-09T19:00:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2018-08-11T03:00:00+00:00
StatestateMONTANA
County/zone typecz_typeZ
County/zone namecz_nameWEST GLACIER REGION
Deaths directdeaths_direct0
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Damage propertydamage_property0.00K
Damage cropsdamage_crops0.00K
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourceCOOP Observer
Episode narrativeepisode_narrativeA ridge of high pressure brought a record breaking heat wave across lower elevations in northwest Montana August 9th and 10th.
Event narrativeevent_narrativeWest Glacier set an all-time record high of 100 on the August 10th. The two day mean high of 99.5 on the 9th and 10th was the hottest on record going back to 1948. Hungry Horse Dam also set a record high on the 10th of 102. Swan Lake reached 99 on the 9th and set an all-time record high of 106 on the 10th. This two day stretch tied the all-time hottest two day mean maximum temperature stretch with observations going back to 1963. Even with near record to record high temperatures lows were able to drop into the low 50s to upper 50s.
Yearyear2,018

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