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Counties with the warmest summers in Washington
It's almost summer, and the weather is starting to heat up.
With this in mind, Stacker compiled a list of the counties with the warmest summers in Washington using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information. Data represents the average temperatures from June to August 2022; the historic average is the average for these months from 1901 to 2000.
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#25. Pend Oreille County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 63 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 59 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.8 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 59 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.8 degrees
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#24. Mason County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 63 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 60 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.4 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 60 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.4 degrees
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#23. Okanogan County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 63 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 60 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.4 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 60 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.4 degrees
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#22. Ferry County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 64 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 61 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.9 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 61 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.9 degrees
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#21. Island County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 64 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 60 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.5 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 60 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.5 degrees
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#20. Cowlitz County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 65 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 61 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 4.1 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 61 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 4.1 degrees
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#19. Kittitas County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 65 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 61 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.3 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 61 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.3 degrees
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#18. Thurston County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 65 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 62 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.3 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 62 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.3 degrees
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#17. Kitsap County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 66 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 62 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.8 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 62 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.8 degrees
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#16. Yakima County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 66 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 62 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.7 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 62 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.7 degrees
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#15. Stevens County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 66 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 63 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.2 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 63 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.2 degrees
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#14. Clark County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 67 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 63 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.8 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 63 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.8 degrees
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#13. Lincoln County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 68 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 65 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.5 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 65 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.5 degrees
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#12. Klickitat County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 68 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 64 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.7 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 64 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.7 degrees
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#11. Columbia County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 68 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 64 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.9 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 64 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.9 degrees
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#10. Spokane County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 68 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 64 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 4.1 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 64 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 4.1 degrees
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#9. Garfield County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 69 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 64 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 4.4 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 64 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 4.4 degrees
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#8. Asotin County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 69 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 64 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 4.7 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 64 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 4.7 degrees
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#7. Whitman County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 69 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 65 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 4.1 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 65 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 4.1 degrees
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#6. Douglas County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 70 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 67 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.3 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 67 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.3 degrees
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#5. Adams County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 70 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 67 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.2 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 67 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.2 degrees
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#4. Grant County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 72 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 69 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.0 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 69 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.0 degrees
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#3. Walla Walla County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 73 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 69 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.1 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 69 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.1 degrees
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#2. Franklin County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 73 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 69 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.6 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 69 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.6 degrees
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#1. Benton County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 73 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 70 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.4 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 70 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.4 degrees
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