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After Record Breaking Heat, A Gradual Cooldown In Washington
Sunday was Seattle's hottest day in 11 years. Afternoon highs are expected to fall by more than 10 degrees Monday.
SEATTLE, WA — At 98 degrees, Seattle achieved its hottest day in more than a decade Sunday, coming within 5 degrees of its warmest temperature on record. For those seeking a reprieve from the heat: a gradual cooldown begins Monday.
Western Washington posted record-breaking temperatures up and down Puget Sound, with Sunday landing in the record books for Olympia, Seattle and Bellingham.
It was a hot one in W WA today, with 4 sites breaking or tying record highs for today. #SeaTacAP was the lone place that tied with the last time seeing 98° on 8/16 was back in 1967. #wawx pic.twitter.com/YFWAzKmoDE
— NWS Seattle (@NWSSeattle) August 17, 2020
Seattle's hottest temperature on record is 103 degrees, recorded on July 29, 2009. The city has only reached 98 degrees a dozen other times since 1894.
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It’s official: Seattle hit 98 degrees at 5 pm. Today is just the 13th time in the past 126 years that the city has reached 98° Here are the 12 other days: pic.twitter.com/nl0zKC5YyC
— Seattle Weather Blog (@KSeattleWeather) August 17, 2020
According to the National Weather Service, warm weather is on tap for most of the week, but at much less severe levels, starting with afternoon highs about 13 degrees cooler in Seattle on Monday.
Throughout the week, each day will be a little cooler, and a chance of rain showers returns on Thursday. The latest forecast shows high temperatures dropping into the 70s by Wednesday, and holding steady for a sunny and pleasant weekend.
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Weekday Forecast Outlook (High Temperatures)
| Location | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Seattle | 85° | 82° | 79° | 79° | 76° |
| Tacoma | 78° | 75° | 74° | 73° | 69° |
| Everett | 81° | 77° | 75° | 76° | 73° |
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