Hot days, warmer nights are trending

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If you think your house isn't getting as cool at night, you're right.

The number of nights when the temperature hovers at 60 degrees or higher at Sea-Tac is on the rise, according to Nick Bond, the climatologist for the state of Washington.

Bond, who has been tracking the overnight lows from the 1940s until today, aid the overnight lows are getting warmer.

He said not only does that affect your ability to sleep, but it could have other implications. According to Bond, warmer nights raise water temperatures, which is hard on salmon.

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Bond said farmers with crops that count on the cool night air-- to sweeten grapes for wine, or even apples -- could have reason for concern.

The warm temperatures are affecting the raspberry season at Remlinger Farms in Carnation. Gary Remlinger said the raspberries ripened about two weeks early and there's less than a week left in the season.

When asked if the warmer overnight temperatures hurt his berry crops, he said they only causes the berries to ripen faster.