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Spokane, Washington, United States |
Spokane experienced its fourth-hottest year on record in 2024, with exceptional summer heat, a significant dust storm, and an unprecedentedly wet late-year. Weather extremes spanned subzero temperatures in January to record summer heat and heavy rainfall later on.
AI Comment from Gemini 2.5 Pro:
The unusual and record-breaking weather described in Spokane during 2024, particularly the extreme summer heat, aligns with broader regional and continental patterns observed that year. Just north in British Columbia, multiple heat records were broken during an intense July heatwave (BC weather: 149-year-old temperature record broken amid heat wave), leading to numerous heat-related emergencies (Dozens of heat-related emergency calls in B.C. as more temperature records fall and wildfire risk rises) and exacerbating wildfire conditions (B.C. wildfires: Number of blazes jumps to 130 as heat wave creates prime fire conditions). This severe heat impacted much of Western Canada (Extreme heat grips much of Western Canada). Earlier in the season, the Southwest U.S. experienced its first major heatwave with predictions it would extend towards the Pacific Northwest (Southwest U.S. to bake in first heat wave of season, and records may fall with highs topping 110). Widespread extreme weather, including both heat and flooding, was also reported across different parts of the U.S. around the same time (Millions in the US prepare for more sweltering heat as floodwaters inundate parts of the Midwest). These related observations demonstrate that Spokane's experience was part of a larger pattern of significant heat and climatic variability across western North America in 2024.
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