Olympia, WA

Washington · Records since 1948–2026

☁️ 56°F
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Records for August 11

🔥 Record High

100°F

August 11, 1981

+21° from 79° normal

❄ Record Low

40°F

August 11, 1966

-11° from 51° normal
🌞 Normal high: 79°F 🌑 Normal low: 51°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Olympia

🔥
110°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jun 28, 2021
-8°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 1, 1979
🌧
4.82"
Wettest Day Ever
Jan 7, 2009
14.2"
Most Snow in One Day
Jan 24, 1972

Top 10 Record Highs — August 11

# Temp Date
🏆 100°F August 11, 1981
2 98°F August 11, 1990
3 96°F August 11, 2014
4 96°F August 11, 1971
5 96°F August 11, 1961
6 94°F August 11, 1977
7 93°F August 11, 1970
8 92°F August 11, 2021
9 92°F August 11, 1952
10 91°F August 11, 2025

Top 5 Record Lows — August 11

# Temp Date
🥶 40°F August 11, 1966
2 42°F August 11, 1989
3 42°F August 11, 1973
4 42°F August 11, 1954
5 43°F August 11, 2011
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1948–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Olympia

threshold: 87°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.0
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
95°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
0
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
0
Heat waves 2026
so far

2026 Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Year to date
Above normal Below normal

115 of 222 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.


Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1948–2026
7
2026 so far
7
Avg/year 1970–2025
10
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
18
Most in a year (1967)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only


Longest Heat Waves — Olympia

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Aug 6, 1981 – Aug 14, 1981 9 104°F (Aug 9) 96°F 57°F
2 Jul 25, 2009 – Aug 2, 2009 9 104°F (Jul 29) 94°F 58°F
3 Aug 12, 1967 – Aug 20, 1967 9 96°F (Aug 16) 92°F 51°F
4 Jul 22, 2018 – Jul 30, 2018 9 95°F (Jul 29) 91°F 52°F
5 Jul 25, 2022 – Jul 31, 2022 7 99°F (Jul 30) 96°F 57°F
6 Jun 29, 2015 – Jul 5, 2015 7 96°F (Jul 2) 92°F 54°F
7 Jul 22, 1962 – Jul 28, 1962 7 94°F (Jul 23) 91°F 52°F
8 Jul 5, 2024 – Jul 10, 2024 6 100°F (Jul 9) 95°F 53°F
9 Jul 23, 1958 – Jul 28, 1958 6 99°F (Jul 27) 93°F 55°F
10 Jul 31, 2017 – Aug 5, 2017 6 96°F (Aug 3) 90°F 52°F

Heat Waves Per Year


Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

31
2026 so far
above-normal nights
39.0
Avg / summer
1970–2020
66
Most in a summer
1958

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Actual vs. 1991–2020 full-month and full-season normals

24.13"
2026 YTD
Normal: 26.67"
-2.54"
0.10"
August so far
August normal: 0.96"
-0.86"
2.33"
Summer so far
Summer normal: 2.95"
-0.62"
6
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1970–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

Month in Review — July 2026

64.1°F

Average temperature · July 2026

69th-warmest month on record

33rd-warmest July of 79 on record

-0.1° vs. 64.2° average (1991–2020)
69.1°F
Warmest month ever
July 1958
69.1°F
Warmest July ever
1958
2
Days ≥ 90°F
in July
96°F
Hottest of 2026
Jul 21

Longest 90°F Streak in July

2 consecutive days with highs of at least 90°F (Jul 21–22, 2026, peaking at 96°F)

The longest July streak since 2024 (2 years). The July record is 7 days, set in 2022.


Average July Temperature by Year

1948–2026 · 2026 highlighted


Warmest Julys on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1958 69.1°F
2 2015 68.1°F
3 2024 67.6°F
4 1985 67.4°F
5 1998 66.8°F
6 2009 66.8°F
7 2014 66.7°F
8 2018 66.6°F
9 2022 66.5°F
10 1994 66.3°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 July 1958 69.1°F
2 August 1967 68.8°F
3 July 2015 68.1°F
4 August 2023 67.7°F
5 July 2024 67.6°F
6 August 2022 67.5°F
7 July 1985 67.4°F
8 August 1981 67.4°F
9 August 2017 67.3°F
10 August 2025 66.9°F

Nearby Stations — July 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp July Rank
Olympia, WA 64.1°F 33rd of 79
Seattle Tacoma, WA 66.9°F 30th of 82
Seattle City, WA 67.6°F 26th of 131
Astoria, OR 60.6°F 72nd of 138
Vancouver, WA 69.8°F 19th of 129
About this data. Monthly averages are the mean of daily average temperatures, computed from NOAA Threadex records via RCC ACIS. Months missing more than three days of observations are excluded from the rankings, so the in-progress month never appears. Rankings cover 941 complete months on record.