Davenport sees highest recorded temperatures

DAVENPORT – A 95-year-old record was broken here Monday, June 28. The National Weather Service (NWS), which measures local temperatures from Wellpinit entered a high temperature of 108 degrees around 4 p.m., while the Weather Channel recorded a high temperature of 106 degrees.

The city’s previous highest recorded temperature was recorded at 105 degrees on July 26, 1928.

The National Weather Service recorded even higher temperatures the next day, Tuesday, June 29 at a whopping 111 degrees by 3 p.m., while the Weather Channel recorded a high of 109 degrees.

At press time, Wednesday, June 30 at noon, temperatures had already reached 100 degrees here and were forecasted to max at 107 degrees before “cooling” to a high of 97 degrees July 1.

The city council chambers were opened 8 a.m.-5 p.m. as a cooling center and water pickup for residents without access to air conditioning or a cold drink. City staff planned to keep the chamber open through this week as of press time.

Temperatures weren’t just sky-high here. Odessa saw temperatures as high as 113 degrees this week, while Harrington recorded 112 degrees Tuesday. Medical Lake maxed at 109 degrees, while the Hanford observatory site outside Richland reached a remarkable 118 degrees.

Spokane set its heat record with high temperatures of 111 degrees marked at Felts Field Tuesday.

An excessive heat warning throughout Lincoln County and Eastern Washington remains in place until 7 p.m. July 4.