A very strong ridge of high pressure settled over the Colombia River basin bringing hot daytime temperatures and warm overnight lows. The consecutive days of heat made it difficult to cool locations without air conditioning.
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The episode as NWS MSO wrote it up.
A very strong ridge of high pressure settled over the Colombia River basin bringing hot daytime temperatures and warm overnight lows. The consecutive days of heat made it difficult to cool locations without air conditioning. Daily record highs were set for at least one observation site.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Missoula, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 29, 2:48 AM PST, 5 hours 12 minutes earlier.
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2 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Highs temperatures reached from 105 to 113 degrees Fahrenheit, with overnight lows in the upper 60s to lower 70s.
Highs temperatures reached from 100 to 108 degrees Fahrenheit with overnight lows in the upper 60s to lower 70s. Pierce ID set record high temperatures on July 29 and August 1, and also remained above 95F for 6 straight days from July 29 to August 3. This was its 2nd longest such streak.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Idaho in 2022Every state in 2022This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, July 2022
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1044902, 1044898.