MARK HARRISON / THE SEATTLE TIMES
People from hotter parts of the country may snort, but in Seattle, anyway, Wednesday's heat broke a record set 57 years ago.
The temperature hit 90 degrees Wednesday at the National Weather Service's measuring station at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, according to meteorologist Chris Burke.
The previous record of 88 degrees was set in 1953. Record-keeping at the airport began five years before that, in 1948.
Thursday, meanwhile, is set to shatter records. With a strong high-pressure ridge sitting over the Northwest, the weather service is predicting temperatures will reach 94 degrees Thursday. The previous record for July 8 is 87 degrees.
Local News | Wednesday heat broke record set in 1953 | Seattle Times Newspaper
Yup.
Heard from the boy (who's doing landscaping this summer in Seattle) that the weather there is sweltering this summer.
His having been raised in Maine makes him a real pussy when it comes to temperatures over 80.
I suppose that the fact that he's digging ditches and installing irrigation systems might also exascerbate that heat problem somewhat, though.
Ah...it's good for him (if it doesn't kill him, of course).