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Excessive Heat — Tacoma Area, Washington

July 27, 2009 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Tacoma Area

Event narrative (NOAA)

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 man in his 50s died in Tacoma.

Other notable excessive heat events in Washington

Greater Vancouver Area · June 26, 20213 killedLower Columbia Basin · July 12, 20243 killedLower Columbia Basin · June 26, 20212 killedLower Columbia Basin · July 5, 20241 killedLower Columbia · June 26, 20211 killedBlue Mountain Foothills · July 25, 20101 killed

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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