The warmest weather of the year thus far continues Monday before a cooling trend begins Tuesday. High temperatures Monday are expected to be close to the warm Sunday temperatures that had many interior locations reaching 80 degrees or better.
The Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) broke its daily record high of 77 degrees set in 1992, climbing to 81 degrees. Olympia topped out at 84 degrees, topping its previous record high of 80 set in 1992.
Higher pressure aloft over Western Canada, combined with low-level offshore flow toward the Pacific Ocean across Western Washington, pushed high temperatures well above normal. The average high temperature for early May is in the lower to mid-60s…