I mean even without it hitting 120 it smashed what was known to be possible regionally. I think before June 2021 it had only hit 100 degrees a couple times and never on consecutive days at SEA. It beat the old record max by a full 5 degrees and 3 consecutive days over 100 is pretty wild. Was even more crazy down in Oregon than here.

The setup was truly perfect. But the details weren't. A few adjustments and some parts of King County could've pushed 120 degrees. Kent Hill and Maple Valley hit 100 degrees at 9am, while other areas were way behind. Entirely east wind driven. The GFS had SeaTac hit 120+ degrees. Entirely possible if the East wind didn't die out. The temperature aloft most certainly supported it.

Probably. 90s are a given nowadays but it wasn’t always that way. Even with how much the climate is warming that 2021 caliber heatwave probably won’t happen again for a decade or two atleast. Never say never but that was truly a perfect storm. I’m sure some low 100s are probably coming in the next 5-10 years in Puget sound but getting 3 +100s at SEA and hitting 108 or higher was extremely anomalous. More anomalous than any weather event any of us has seen in western WA. It’s hard enough getting one +100 in a year thankfully.

Great to hear man! Thank you for always working so hard.

I was gonna say preschool teacher/zoo keeper.....but yeah, I guess "Forum Admin of The Weather Forums" works too....