Details: Between June and August, Seattle's average temperatures were about 2.2°F higher than the average from 1981 to 2020, per NOAA.
The average summer temperature in Seattle this year was 66.8°F, compared to a 1981–2020 average of 64.6°F.
Meanwhile, Seattle also just had itsninth-driest summer on record, receiving only 1.58 inches of rain. That's a little over half the city's average summer precipitation from 1981 to 2020, NOAA reports.
Data: NOAA; Map: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals
The big picture: Numerous states saw a much hotter than average summer. In addition, some spots received unusually heavy precipitation and others entered flash drought territory, according to NOAA's data, Axios' Erin Davis and Andrew Freedman report.
The odds and severity of extreme heat events are rapidly increasing as the climate warms in response to human emissions of greenhouse gases.