10 September 2011

SEATTLE IS CURRENTLY ON A STREAK OF 5 CONSECUTIVE
MONTHS OF BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ( THROUGH AUGUST ).

JULY AND AUGUST ENDED UP PRETTY CLOSE TO NORMAL…JUST A HALF A DEGREE BELOW NORMAL FOR THE TWO MONTH PERIOD. THE HOT SPELLS OVER THE SUMMER HAVE MASKED JUST HOW COOL IT HAS BEEN FOR SEATTLE.

TAKING A LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF DAYS WITH HIGHS 70 DEGREES PLUS SO FAR THIS YEAR THE NUMBER IS ONLY 54. THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF DAYS WITH HIGHS 70 OR ABOVE DURING THE YEAR FOR SEATTLE IS 84. ON AVERAGE SEATTLE WILL GET ANOTHER 11 DAYS BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR WITH HIGHS 70 PLUS. THE RECORD FOR THE LEAST NUMBER OF DAYS 70 PLUS IN SEATTLE AT SEA-TAC IS 46 DAYS IN 1955. THE TOP 5 IS ROUNDED OUT BY 53 DAYS IN 1954…65 DAYS IN 1980 AND 1964 AND 66 DAYS IN 1956. 1954…1955…1956 AND
1964 WERE ALL LA NINA YEARS.

IT IS CERTAINLY POSSIBLE THAT THIS YEAR WILL END UP IN THE TOP 5 FOR
THE LEAST NUMBER OF DAYS WITH HIGHS 70 PLUS.