Pacific Northwest heatwave
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GOES-17 (GOES-West) Shortwave Infrared (3.9 µm) images (above) included plots of hourly surface temperature during the 26 June – 27 June 2021 period — the first 2 days of a historic heatwave across the Pacific Northwest (caused by an anomalous 500hPa ridge over the region). Numerous high temperature records were set, including new all-time record highs for... Read More