Hot Times in Whatcom County: City Residents Swelter in Record Heat
Posted on: Tuesday, 27 June 2006, 12:00 CDT
By Matt Gagne, The Bellingham Herald, Bellingham, Wash.
Jun. 27--Record temperatures have Bellingham residents breaking out shorts and sunglasses a few weeks early.
"I'm melting in my sandals," said Riley Sweeney, 19, a Western Washington University student.
Temperatures reached 82 degrees in Bellingham Monday, setting a new record for June 26. The previous record was 79 degrees, set in 1987.
Sunday's 83-degree high broke the record set in 2002 by one degree. Both days were still shy of the June record - 93 degrees, set in 1955.
Sweeney and Samantha Lyons-Burnhan, 19, were walking to buy a fan for their house and a badminton set so they could play in the warm weather.
"It's ridiculously pretty," Sweeney said.
Carolyn Luksic at the downtown Bellingham Rite Aid said she had sold at least 10 fans Monday.
"They're selling like hotcakes," she said.
The unseasonably warm weather will give way to normal temperatures later this week.
Today will see a high of 82 degrees, and highs will drop into the mid-70s Wednesday and Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.
"It doesn't last long," said Tammy Stacey, 40, a lifelong Bellingham resident. "You have to enjoy it while it's here."
Lifelong Bellingham resident Mary House, 69, said the warm weather was a little strange, but she likes it.
"But I spend most of my time in the shade," she said.
Higher temperatures may become the norm. The National Weather Service has predicted warmer than normal temperatures for the summer in Washington. And the National Academy of Sciences released a report last Thursday with findings that the Earth is the hottest it has been in at least 400 years.
Reach Matt Gagne at matthew. gagne@bellinghamherald.com.
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Source: The Bellingham Herald, Wash.
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