July was a scorcher

By Terry Murry on Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022 in Columbia Basin News More Top Stories

PENDLETON – Hermiston, Pendleton, and Walla Walla experienced record-setting heat as July drew to a close. National Weather Service Meteorologist Camden Plunkett said that all three cities set daily high temperature records.

“Pendleton set daily record highs of 108, 111, and 109 degrees on the 28^th, 29^th, and 30^th,” he said. “Hermiston set five daily record high temperatures of 102, 104, 109, 112, and 110 on the 20^th, 25^th, 28^th, 29^th, and 30^th. Walla Walla set one, 108 degrees, on the 29^th.”

The average daily high temperature for the month of July was 94.2 degrees in Pendleton, above the 89.2 average. July was the 16^th hottest month since record-keeping began in 1892.

As for precipitation, it was slightly above normal at 0.31 of an inch. Normal is a paltry 0.26 of an inch.