What we are seeing this summer in Seattle and I assume in much of the western US is not extreme heat like we had last year, but sustained higher than normal hea

What we are seeing this summer in Seattle and I assume in much of the western US is not extreme heat like we had last year, but sustained higher than normal heat. Our summers are usually moderately warm early, then peak in temperature around the end of July and then begin tapering off. This year the temps have stayed at that elevated level for over 2 months and no indication of an end.