The one thing we just do not see anymore at least south of 46N are those truly cool/chilly stretches breaking up the heatwaves. Even July 2009 had 3 sub-70 highs at SLE. They haven't had one in July since 2020.
August has been the worst month overall this century for heat. I don't start to feel a little better until we're coming into that last stretch of the month with nothing gross in sight.
I agree. I have a pretty good memory of July 2022 because my kids who live in Oklahoma were here and even they were on the struggle bus with it. The one I have almost no memory of is July 2024, which is weird because it was only two years ago.
It's not semantics to point out 2009 is still one of the most significant heatwaves for the region on record if you look at PDX north. It's second to only 2021 for the Puget Sound region. That's what the stats say.
Both things can be true...