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Spokane heat wave shows little relief

Thirteen-year-old Riley Hall, of Spokane, uses her water bottle to battle the heat during Hoopfest on Saturday. Hoopfest Sunday set the all-time June record of 105 degrees. (Kathy Plonka)
Thirteen-year-old Riley Hall, of Spokane, uses her water bottle to battle the heat during Hoopfest on Saturday. Hoopfest Sunday set the all-time June record of 105 degrees. (Kathy Plonka)Buy a print of this photo
By Mike Prager mikeprager15@gmail.com(509) 459-5454

You can add one more record to the hot weather list.

June ended Tuesday as the hottest June ever recorded in Spokane based on average daily temperature.

That comes after Spokane set three daily records for June heat, including the all-time June record of 105 degrees on Sunday.

As of Tuesday morning, June had an average temperature of 71.1 degrees, which was 9.2 degrees warmer than normal.

Tuesday’s maximum and minimum temperature readings when added to the list will increase the month-ending average by a few tenths of a degree.

That breaks the previous record of 69.9 degrees set in 1922. Records have been kept since 1881.

Todd Carter, forecaster for the National Weather Service in Spokane, said June normally features increasing temperatures mixed with cooler weather. As July gets underway, the early summer heat wave shows no signs of ending.

Highs are forecast by the National Weather Service to reach 95 today, 98 on Thursday, 100 on Friday, 97 on Saturday and 93 on Sunday, with the 90s continuing at least through Tuesday.

That will make the current heat wave a string of at least 12 consecutive days of 90 degrees or hotter. The region still has a few weeks to go before it gets to what’s typically the hottest part of the year, in late July.

Not only was June hot, but 11 of the past 12 months were warmer than average. Only November was colder than normal. Several months in the past year were 5 degrees or more above normal.