# Pacific Northwest sees highest daily natural gas spot prices in the U.S. since 2014 -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

> Natural gas spot prices at Sumas on the Canada-Washington border averaged $161.33/mmBtu on March 1, the highest daily price Natural Gas Intelligence recorded anywhere in the US in at least five years. The spike followed a polar vortex, unusually cold weather, and reduced flows after an October 2018 pipeline explosion on Enbridge's BC Pipeline.

- Date: 2019-04-03 · published 2019-04-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59775-pacific-northwest-sees-highest-daily-natural-gas-spot-prices-in-the-u-s-since
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

The spike was a regional, short-lived supply and weather shock that has since faded, so its effect on national gas and feed-ingredient costs is limited. It does show how fragile Western Canadian and Pacific Northwest supply can be during cold snaps.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2022-02-03 | [New England natural gas and electricity prices increase on supply constraints, high demand -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9225-new-england-natural-gas-and-electricity-prices-increase-on-supply-constraints.md) | -33.0% | -23.0% |
| NATGAS | 2019-03-01 | [Gas Prices Explode in U.S. Northwest as Temperatures Plunge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7994-gas-prices-explode-in-u-s-northwest-as-temperatures-plunge.md) | +1.1% | -5.3% |
| NATGAS | 2022-01-26 | [U.S. Natural Gas Prices Jump On High Demand \| OilPrice.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6916-u-s-natural-gas-prices-jump-on-high-demand-oilprice-com.md) | +22.7% | +11.1% |
| NATGAS | 2018-01-09 | [Arctic blast sends natural gas prices to new record in North Carolina](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5984-arctic-blast-sends-natural-gas-prices-to-new-record-in-north-carolina.md) | +44.4% | -3.8% |
| NATGAS | 2025-12-01 | [U.S. natural gas prices surge 4% to 35-month high in cold snap \| Gas Processing & LNG](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21695-u-s-natural-gas-prices-surge-4-to-35-month-high-in-cold-snap-gas-processing-and.md) | +11.0% | -4.3% |

## Sources

- eia.gov: https://www.eia.gov/todayinEnergy/detail.php?id=38932

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