Seattle City, WA

Washington · Records since 1894–2026

🌙 58°F
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As of 2:45 AM PDT

Records for August 11

🔥 Record High

95°F

August 11, 2014

+17° from 78° normal

❄ Record Low

50°F

August 11, 1956

-8° from 58° normal
🌞 Normal high: 78°F 🌑 Normal low: 58°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Seattle City

🔥
107°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jun 28, 2021
9°F
Coldest Day Ever
Dec 21, 1990
🌧
4.22"
Wettest Day Ever
Jan 18, 1986
21.5"
Most Snow in One Day
Feb 2, 1916

Top 10 Record Highs — August 11

# Temp Date
🏆 95°F August 11, 2014
2 92°F August 11, 1961
3 90°F August 11, 1981
4 90°F August 11, 1971
5 89°F August 11, 2021
6 88°F August 11, 1977
7 87°F August 11, 1997
8 86°F August 11, 2004
9 86°F August 11, 1992
10 86°F August 11, 1990

Top 5 Record Lows — August 11

# Temp Date
🥶 50°F August 11, 1956
2 50°F August 11, 1910
3 50°F August 11, 1904
4 50°F August 11, 1899
5 51°F August 11, 1909
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 1894–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Seattle City

threshold: 83°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.1
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
90°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
0
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
3
Heat waves 2026
so far

2026 Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Year to date
Above normal Below normal

130 of 220 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.


Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1895–2026
5
2026 so far
3
Avg/year 1970–2025
4
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
8
Most in a year (2015)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only


Longest Heat Waves — Seattle City

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Aug 9, 1967 – Aug 20, 1967 12 94°F (Aug 16) 87°F 60°F
2 Jul 25, 2009 – Aug 3, 2009 10 105°F (Jul 29) 91°F 64°F
3 Jul 5, 2024 – Jul 14, 2024 10 97°F (Jul 9) 88°F 60°F
4 Jul 13, 1938 – Jul 22, 1938 10 92°F (Jul 21) 87°F 60°F
5 Aug 6, 1981 – Aug 14, 1981 9 94°F (Aug 8) 88°F 65°F
6 Jul 22, 2018 – Jul 30, 2018 9 92°F (Jul 26) 88°F 61°F
7 Jul 25, 2022 – Aug 1, 2022 8 94°F (Jul 26) 90°F 65°F
8 Jun 29, 2015 – Jul 6, 2015 8 92°F (Jul 2) 89°F 63°F
9 Jul 16, 1959 – Jul 22, 1959 7 93°F (Jul 22) 88°F 60°F
10 Jul 22, 1962 – Jul 28, 1962 7 90°F (Jul 27) 88°F 59°F

Heat Waves Per Year


Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

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

36
2026 so far
above-normal nights
39.8
Avg / summer
1970–2020
70
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

16.77"
2026 YTD
Normal: 20.27"
-3.50"
0.02"
August so far
August normal: 1.00"
-0.98"
1.76"
Summer so far
Summer normal: 3.35"
-1.59"
0
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

67.6°F

Average temperature · July 2026

50th-warmest month on record

26th-warmest July of 131 on record

+0.9° vs. 66.7° average (1991–2020)
70.9°F
Warmest month ever
July 2015
70.9°F
Warmest July ever
2015
2
Days ≥ 90°F
in July
91°F
Hottest of 2026
Jun 24

Longest 90°F Streak in July

2 consecutive days with highs of at least 90°F (Jul 21–22, 2026, peaking at 91°F)

The longest July streak since 2024 (2 years). The July record is 6 days, set in 2022.


Average July Temperature by Year

1894–2026 · 2026 highlighted


Warmest Julys on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2015 70.9°F
2 1958 70.7°F
3 2024 70.1°F
4 2018 70.0°F
5 1941 69.6°F
6 1985 69.5°F
7 2022 69.2°F
8 2009 69.1°F
9 2014 69.0°F
10 2021 68.9°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 July 2015 70.9°F
2 July 1958 70.7°F
3 August 1967 70.5°F
4 August 2022 70.5°F
5 July 2024 70.1°F
6 July 2018 70.0°F
7 August 2017 69.7°F
8 August 2023 69.7°F
9 August 2025 69.7°F
10 July 1941 69.6°F

Nearby Stations — July 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp July Rank
Seattle City, WA 67.6°F 26th of 131
Seattle Tacoma, WA 66.9°F 30th of 82
Olympia, WA 64.1°F 33rd of 79
Quillayute, WA 58.6°F 40th of 60
Yakima, WA 73.8°F 21st of 80
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 1576 complete months on record.