Pacific NW Summer 2009

Another summer gone by, and this one was memorable for all the wrong reasons. In the weather department, the reasons were twofold: the worst Portland heat wave on record, 10 days extending from Jul 25th to Aug 3rd, with three consecutive days within that period reaching 103/106/106. And the most number of days 90 degrees or above: 24.

Seattle even had a less-than-pleasant summer, notably in late July and early August, where they reached into the 90’s a staggering 5 times and eclipsed 100 for the first time (103).

Portland 2009:

Days in 80's: (May: 7, June: 6, July: 9, August: 9, Sept: 8)

Days in 90's: (May: 0, June: 1, July: 11, August: 7, Sept: 2)

Days in 100's: (May: 0, June: 0, July: 3, August: 0, Sept: 0)

Highest temp the whole season (Jul 28-29th): 106

Precip (inches): (May: 3.26, June: 1.32; July: 0.34; August: 0.76; Sept: 1.40)

Seattle 2009:

Days in 80's: (May: 2, June: 3, July: 13, August: 6, Sept: 5)

Days in 90's: (May: 0, June: 1, July: 4, August: 1, Sept: 0)

Days in 100's: (May: 0, June: 0, July: 1, August: 0, Sept: 0)

Highest temp the whole season (Jul 29th): 103

Precip (inches): (May: 3.61; June: 0.18; July: 0.06; August: 1.16; Sept: 1.75)