{"id":29629,"date":"2026-05-04T05:32:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T05:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=29629"},"modified":"2026-05-04T05:32:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T05:32:32","slug":"record-breaking-temperatures-observed-across-puget-sound-on-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=29629","title":{"rendered":"Record-breaking temperatures observed across Puget Sound on Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"


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SeaTac airport hit 81 degrees on Sunday for the first time this year, breaking a 34-year-old high temperature record.<\/p>\n

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\nSEATTLE \u2014 Several cities in western Washington broke hot weather records on Sunday as unseasonably warm temperatures<\/a> build across the region.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
\nThe combination of a strengthening ridge of high pressure over western Washington and British Columbia and developing thermal low pressure west of the Cascades drove temperatures into the mid-70s to mid-80s across the region. Temperatures pushed well above seasonal averages of the low 60s.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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The South Sound, Southwest Interior and Cascade foothills and valleys saw the warmest temperatures. Areas right along Puget Sound stayed a touch cooler thanks to an afternoon sea breeze, but inland spots will see the full extent of the heat.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Seattle broke an all-time record Sunday reaching 81 degrees \u00a0\u2014 blowing past the previous record of 77 set back in 1992. Olympia topped out at 84 degrees against a record of 82 set back in 1944.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Cities that broke or tied record high temperatures Sunday:<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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