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18Warm years
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7Frost
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ColdCoolAverageWarmHot Very dryDryNormalWetVery wet 1975199520022007201220172022 1983 · Average A typical warm, dry growing season with no notable weather extremes. 1988 · Warm A textbook warm season produced ripe, structured reds with real aging potential. 1992 · Cool A cool season demanded patience, yielding acid-driven, structured wines. 1994 · Warm A warm, uneventful season produced big, rich, extracted reds. 1995 · Cool A cool, rain-affected season produced a mixed but rewarding vintage. 1997 · Average A cool, wet September tested growers but still gave elegant, food-friendly reds. 1998 · Hot One of the hottest seasons on record made deeply concentrated, powerful reds. 1999 · Cool A cool spring gave way to a rescuing warm, dry fall and standout wines. 2000 · Cool A cool season rescued by a warm, dry fall and one well-timed October rain. 2002 · Warm A cool start, a hot summer, and low yields that gave richer fruit flavors. 2003 · Warm Late heat then a cool September gave one of Washington's most admired years. 2004 · Warm A January freeze hit Walla Walla hardest, then a hot season gave dense fruit. 2005 · Warm A hot summer saved by September cooling gave dense reds and ripe whites. 2006 · Warm A hot, dry summer and a cooling September let flavor catch up to sugar. 2007 · Average Heat spikes and a cool, dry fall made hang time count for flavor, not alcohol. 2008 · Cool A cool, late season gave lighter reds and crisp, high-acid whites. 2009 · Hot A record-hot summer rushed harvest, and an October 11 frost closed the season. 2010 · Cool The coolest year since 1999, saved by a warm fall, with low yields and high acid. 2011 · Cool A cool summer and a light crop made the latest harvest on record for many sites. 2012 · Warm A warm, dry, even season returned normal timing and the biggest crop to that point. 2013 · Hot A hot season that ran ahead of 2003, cooled at the finish, and set a tonnage record. 2014 · Hot A second straight warm year ran two weeks early and finished clean and dry. 2015 · Hot Washington's warmest vintage to that point, picked historically early and unevenly ripe. 2016 · Average A record crop from an early warm start and a long, cool finish. 2017 · Warm A cool start and cool finish around a warm summer, rich with high acidity. 2018 · Warm A hot, dry summer and a cool, timely fall gave Washington balanced wines. 2019 · Average A mild, late season cut short by October frosts, with fresh, high-acid fruit. 2020 · Average September smoke paused harvest on a small crop that still showed balance. 2021 · Hot Record June heat cut yields and gave concentrated, powerful Washington reds. 2022 · Cool A blizzard and a cold spring, then a warm fall rescued a big, fresh crop. 2023 · Warm An easy season with one August heat spike and a small but high-quality crop. 2024 · Average A January freeze cut the crop, but harvest weather was ideal. 2025 · Warm A warm, steady season with long hang time and a much smaller crop. 1983 · Dry A typical warm, dry growing season with no notable weather extremes. 1988 · Very dry A textbook warm season produced ripe, structured reds with real aging potential. 1994 · Dry A warm, uneventful season produced big, rich, extracted reds. 1995 · Wet A cool, rain-affected season produced a mixed but rewarding vintage. 1997 · Wet A cool, wet September tested growers but still gave elegant, food-friendly reds. 1999 · Very dry A cool spring gave way to a rescuing warm, dry fall and standout wines. 2002 · Dry A cool start, a hot summer, and low yields that gave richer fruit flavors. 2006 · Dry A hot, dry summer and a cooling September let flavor catch up to sugar. 2007 · Dry Heat spikes and a cool, dry fall made hang time count for flavor, not alcohol. 2008 · Dry A cool, late season gave lighter reds and crisp, high-acid whites. 2009 · Very dry A record-hot summer rushed harvest, and an October 11 frost closed the season. 2010 · Wet The coolest year since 1999, saved by a warm fall, with low yields and high acid. 2012 · Very dry A warm, dry, even season returned normal timing and the biggest crop to that point. 2014 · Dry A second straight warm year ran two weeks early and finished clean and dry. 2018 · Dry A hot, dry summer and a cool, timely fall gave Washington balanced wines. 2025 · Dry A warm, steady season with long hang time and a much smaller crop.

Dashed: each vintage. Solid: five-year running average of season temperature.

Temperature here is relative to Washington State's own normal, not an absolute scale across regions. Every value comes from that year's own vintage report; a missing value means the report did not describe that part of the season, not that nothing happened.