Seattle soared to 88 degrees Sunday, its highest temperature on record so late in the season
ByAmudalat Ajasaand
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/10/17/pacific-northwest-record-heat-smoke/
October 17, 2022 at 3:59 p.m. EDT
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Temperatures soared Sunday in the Pacific Northwest as Seattle broke its long-standing record for the hottest day this late in the season, reaching 88 degrees. Dry, gusty conditions helped spread fires burning over the region, which released plumes of smoke, fouling regional air quality.
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This is the third historic heat event to hit the Pacific Northwest in two years, as human-caused climate change boosts temperatures ever higher.
The record-shattering heat broke Seattle’s previous Oct. 16 record high by a staggering 16 degrees. It was the city’s second-warmest October…
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This has been a nightmare….no rain and excessive heat; simply horrible.