Seattle breaks another hot weather record
May 13, 2016, 7:19 PM | Updated: 9:35 pm
Beach-goers soak up the sun in view of the Puget Sound and Olympic mountains behind during a likely third day in a row of record high temperatures Tuesday, April 19, 2016, in Seattle. (AP)
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Seattle is hot and it continues to break weather records.
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The region hit 84 degrees on Friday, May 13, which matches the record set in 1973.
The National Weather Service reports that with Friday’s high temperature, Seattle will have more days in the 80-degree range than 90 percent of springs since 1894. It also sets the record for the number of days that hit 80 degrees between Jan. 1 and May 31 for the region with a total of eight. The previous record of seven 80-degree days has been held since 1958.
SeaTac AP tied #record high today, reaching 84° last set in 1973. #Cooler Sat, near normal temps next week. #wawx #Seattle
— NWS Seattle (@NWSSeattle) May 14, 2016
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