WeatherWatcher: Aug 6-19 - summer's here but storms are coming

Summer has finally arrived! At least, for more than a day.

For the week ahead:

There is a strong storm off the coast that may bring some rain showers to us by tomorrow afternoon/ evening. It may continue to bring showers through Wednesday morning. Then the rest of the week should be pleasant with our continued marine air flow. The Pacific Ocean has warmed to almost normal temperatures off the Washington Coast, which is why our days are getting a little warmer now.

Highlights for August 6th - 19th:

• No measurable precipitation since July 26th, 2011.
• Despite Seatac recording high temperatures breaking 85ºF on Saturday August 20th, and Sunday August 21st, Shoreline has remained cool. We had a high on Saturday of 82ºF falling below the 85ºF mark, and today we had a high temperature of 82.6ºF,  Seatac had a high of 87ºF respectively. Shoreline and Lake Forest Park have yet to reach a high temperature exceeding 85ºF this summer.

August 6th - 12th Data

High temperature: 78.1ºF (Friday the 12th.)

Low temperature: 52.0ºF (Friday the 12th.)

High humidity: 100%

Low humidity: 28% (Tied Thursday and Friday the 11th and 12th.)

Barometer high: 29.619 inHg (Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 9th, 11th, and 12th.)

Barometer low: 29.500 inHg (Tied between Wednesday and Friday the 10th, and 12th.)

Total rainfall: 0.00 inches

Barometer shift: 0.119 inHg

Averages:

Warmest day: 63.9ºF (Saturday the 6th.)

Coldest day: 60.0ºF (Tuesday the 9th.)

Average temperature: 61.8ºF

Average humidity: 76%

August 13th - August 19th Data

High temperature: 76.8ºF (Wednesday the 17th.)

Low temperature: 49.6ºF (Wednesday the 17th.)

High humidity: 100%

Low humidity: 21% (Wednesday the 17th.)

Barometer high: 29.707 inHg (Thursday the 18th.)

Barometer low: 29.530 inHg (Tied, Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Friday, 13th, 14th, 15th, and 19th.)

Total rainfall: 0.00 inches

Barometer shift: 0.177 inHg

Averages:

Warmest day: 62.4ºF (Monday the 15th.)

Coldest day: 59.3ºF (Saturday the 13th.))

Average temperature: 61.2ºF

Average humidity: 67%

Warmest and coldest days are based on average temperature of the entire day, starting at midnight. All other averages are based on the whole week. All weather data unless otherwise noted is sourced from Carl's Shoreline Weather Station.