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Excessive Heat — Lower Columbia Basin, Washington
June 26, 2021 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
Calculated heat risk at the KRLD AWOS recorded consecutive days between June 26th through June 30th of temperatures that met or exceeded excessive heat warning criteria. The GHCN station for Kennewick, WA recorded consecutive days between June 27th through July 1st of temperatures that met or exceeded excessive heat warning criteria. The KRLD AWOS and the KPSC ASOS recorded consecutive daily high temperatures over 110 degrees, with KRLD measuring 118 degrees on June 29th. Several fatalities across Benton and Franklin counties were attributed to the heat wave during this period.
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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.