Throughout the Pacific Northwest, more than 12 million people were under a heat advisory as of this Saturday. It’s more than a month from the official first day of summer, and we’re already seeing temperatures more than 20° higher than normal for this time of year in Washington State.
According to the Weather Prediction Center, we can expect record-breaking temperatures that might rise to 30° warmer than average. The Seattle region alone set records in four locations this weekend: Quillayute, SeaTac, Olympia, and Hoquiam.