Remembering our hot summer

As of Thursday, we've put summer behind us — but the memory of this year's hot weather will linger well into autumn.

What's happening: Washington state saw higher temperatures than average from June through August, data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows.

• Statewide, last month's nighttime temperatures were the warmest on record for the month of August, according to NOAA.

By the numbers: The average high temperature in August was 84°F, about 7° above the historical average from 1895 to 2000, per NOAA.

• July, meanwhile, was about 4.5° hotter.

Between the lines: Heat waves are becoming more severe, frequent and longer lasting with climate change, Axios' Andrew Freedman writes.

The big picture: It wasn't just Washington.

• NOAA says last month was the sixth hottest August on record for the entire earth.