Blistering heat easing down to mid-90s

DAVENPORT — After two days of blistering heat, rural areas of Eastern Washington will “cool” down into the mid-90s over the next several days.

According to the National Weather Service a few records fell around Eastern Washington.

Unofficially at press time, the only July 10 record to fall in Lincoln County was in Wilbur, where the temperature hit 101 degrees. At press time, meteorologists didn’t have the previous record high available.

That was 4 degrees higher than July 9, when the temperature hit 97. The record high for July 9 is 100, set in 1985.

Official temperatures were not yet availabl...