A worker uses an umbrella shade to ward off the sun at the Hanford vitrification plant construction project in July.
A worker uses an umbrella shade to ward off the sun at the Hanford vitrification plant construction project in July. Courtesy Bechtel National
A worker uses an umbrella shade to ward off the sun at the Hanford vitrification plant construction project in July. Courtesy Bechtel National

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Remember hot weather? 2016 was 7th warmest year at Hanford

By Annette Cary

acary@tricityherald.com

January 12, 2017 06:01 PM

What a difference a month makes.

Calendar year 2016 was the seventh warmest year on record at Hanford since daily records began being kept in the mid 1940s, the Hanford Meteorological Service said Thursday.

Temperatures at the Hanford Meteorology Station averaged 2.1 degrees above normal.

The hottest temperature of the year was 106 on June 6 and July 29.

The coldest temperature was 4 on Dec. 17.

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