A year after a heat wave swept across the Puget Sound region, killing 38 people in King County during temperatures upward of 100 degrees, the county is developing its first-ever extreme heat mitigation strategy.
Last year’s heat wave included Seattle weather station recordings of 102 degrees on June 26, 104 degrees on June 27, and 108 degrees on June 28. Higher temperatures were recorded farther away from Puget Sound, including 118 degrees in Maple Valley, according to the county.
it conducted in 2020 with the City of Seattle that identified the impacts that hotter summers are having on the region.
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