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2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan <br />Kittitas County, Washington <br />Kittitas County is expected to experience a 650/o increase in extremely hot days and a 5o/o increase in days with <br />heavy precipitation within 25 years. <br />By 2049, Kittitas County is expected to experience three (3) more days that reach above 95"F (from five (5) <br />days to nine (9) days per year). <br />By 2049, Kittitas County is expected to have a 2"F increase (from 44"F to 46'F) in average annual <br />temperatures. <br />By 2049, Kittitas County is expected to experience 0.3 more days of heavy precipitation per year (from 7.2 days <br />to 7.5 days per year). <br />By 2049, Kittitas County is expected to have a 0.3 inch increase (from 40" to 40.2") in average annual <br />precipitation. <br />Lower Emissions (RCP4.5) <br />212 days 212 days 213 days 217 days209 days 210 days 211 days <br />195 -223 189 -228 195 -225 192 - 228 198 -237 <br />Days per year with no <br />precipitation <br />(Dry Days)205 -213 193 -220 <br />33 days 33 days 34 days 35 days 35 days 39 days31 days <br />26-44 26-48 27-48 28-48 30 -52 <br />Maximum number of <br />consecutive dry days 25 -37 26-41 <br />153 days 153 days 152 days 148 days156 days 155 days 154 days <br />152 - 160 <br />8 days <br />145 - 172 <br />15 days <br />142 - 170 <br />16 days <br />'137 - 176 <br />19 days <br />140 - 170 <br />23 days <br />137 - 173 <br />25 days <br />128 - 167 <br />42 days <br />22-61 <br />Days per year with <br />precipitation <br />(Wet Days) <br />Annualdays with <br />maximum temperature <br />greater than 90"F 7-9 10-19 10-21 12-28 13 - 35 13 - 38 <br />0 days 1 day 2 days 3 days 4 days 5 days 13 days <br />1-5 4 -26 <br />Annualdays with <br />maximum temperature <br />greater than 100'F 0-0 o-2 o-4 1-5 1-10 <br />Modeled <br />History <br />(1976 - 2005) <br />Early Century <br />(2015 - 2044) <br />;iri,r1rr) , lilr,iirtr, <br />'fltr[:;i]{|ll]t:, "ril1[:i:iIti]![:, <br />a <br />Mid Century <br />(2035 - 2064) <br />.rt!)U31. : f[r,]iir{:) <br />l,ltnnkt$r:r{o}ir};r rrt)lf;rir;ltolut; <br />t',: l: t,: t. <br />Late Century <br />(2070 - 20ee) <br />.rltu:l ikll I t1:,1 <br />'liil[:rt:]ll{iiitlr rrr'ili},:Jrf}rr}i. <br />lndicators <br />Table 4-145. Future Climate lndicators for Kittitas Gounty <br />4.6.9.7. FEMA NRI Expected Annual Loss Estimates <br />A wildfire NRI EAL score, and rating represent a community's relative level of expected building, <br />population, and agriculture loss each year due to wildfires when compared to the rest of the United States. <br />The EAL score is positively associated to a community's risk; therefore, a higher EAL score results in a <br />higher Risk lndex score. Table 4-146 outlines the wildfire EAL for Kittitas County. <br />Chapter 4: Hazard ldentification and Risk Assessment 195