It was hot this weekend, but the “extreme” heat warning in Seattle was a little over the top. It wasn’t as hot as Phoenix or Las Vegas, but hot enough to make most of us cranky.

We hit 90 degrees in my neighborhood near Lake Tapps on Saturday. Eighty-nine yesterday. That’s plenty uncomfortable if you were stuck outside without shade or AC.

But then came the alerts, pinging on my phone apps. An “Extreme Heat Warning” was issued by the National Weather Service.

My dog Ralph, who passed out on the cool kitchen floor all weekend long, was not impressed. He’s seen extreme, but that involves squirrels.

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