Did anyone notice that the exact same string of days cracked the upper 90’s and 100’s in other years, as the record heat wave in 2006? These are the official readings from Olympia Regional Airport.

July 20 102 record set in 1994
July 21 96 record set in 1994
July 22 99 record set in 1978
July 23 99 record set in 2004
July 24 99 record set in 2004
July 25 93 record set in 1988
July 26 96 record set in 1998
July 27 99 record set in 1998
July 28 100 record set in 1998
July 29 96 record set in 2003
And all but one record of these dates was set within the last 18 years. HMMM!

2006
July 20 87
July 21 101 new record
July 22 99 tie with 1978 record
July 23 98 one degree short of a tie with record
July 24 95
July 25 81
July 26 86