By Nic Loyd,WSU meteorologist, and Linda Weiford, and WSU NewsWe just emerged from the first week of September,and boy, did autumn feel far away: Temperatures in the Inland Northwest ran approximately 10 degrees above normal, or accompanied by desert-like humidity levels.
Nine sizable wildfires burned in Washington state. From the Columbia River Gorge to the outskirts of Cle Elum,charging flames and billowing smoke led to evacuation orders of homes and the closure of roads, popular campgrounds and hiking trails.
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