SEATTLE (AP) — The National Weather Service says high temperature records were set Thursday in Seattle, Olympia and Bellingham as Western Washington’s streak of hot weather reached its peak.
Meteorologist Chris Burke says the high at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport was 95, breaking the old mark for the day of 87 in 1985. Olympia’s high of 95 broke the old record of 94, set in 1952. And Bellingham’s 88 degrees broke the record of 85, also set in 1952.
In southwest Washington, Vancouver hit 97 degrees. East of the Cascade Mountains, Pasco and Hanford had highs of 100.
Burke says Friday’s highs are expected to be a few degrees cooler, around 90 in Seattle.
Forecasters say the temperatures should return to summer norms for the weekend — 70s and 80s in Western Washington and 90s in Eastern Washington.
