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PORTLAND Coastal residents of the Pacific Northwest, punished by three days of record-breaking heat, got relief on Tuesday as temperatures dropped dramatically across the region and cooler breezes blew in from the Pacific Ocean.
But the hot weather did not relent east of the Cascade Range in Oregon and Washington, where excessive heat warnings remained in place. The National Weather Service forecast more heat in Idaho and Montana for the rest of the week.
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Pacific Northwest cities grind to a halt in record heat
In Salem, Oregon s state capitol, temperatures reached 117 degrees Fahrenheit (47.2 degrees Celsius), the hottest since record-keeping began in the 1890s.
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Isis Macadaeg, age 7, plays in a spray park at Jefferson Park during a heat wave in Seattle, Washington, U.S., June 27, 2021. REUTERS/Karen Ducey
PORTLAND, Ore., June 28 (Reuters) - The cities of Portland and Salem in Oregon, and Seattle in Washington set new temperature records on Monday as the Pacific Northwest baked under a heatwave that has shut down much of daily life for residents.
Pacific Northwest cities shatter heat records again, life grinds to a halt
By Sergio Olmos
Reuters
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) -The cities of Portland and Salem in Oregon, and Seattle in Washington set new temperature records on Monday as the Pacific Northwest baked under a heatwave that has shut down much of daily life for residents.
In Salem, Oregon s state capitol, temperatures reached 117 degrees Fahrenheit (47.2 degrees Celsius), the hottest since record-keeping began in the 1890s.
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport set an all-time high temperature of 106 Fahrenheit, breaking the record set one day earlier.
Portland s airport temperature reached 115 on Monday, breaking the all-time high for the third day in a row. Before setting a record of 112 on Sunday and 108 on Saturday, the previous mark of 107 had not been reached since 1981, the National Weather Service said.
Canada sets all-time record high temperature as North America s north-west cooks under heat dome
Temperatures soar to all-time highs in parts of Canada as a record heatwave also affecting the upper US north-west blisters the country. 29 June 2021
Temperatures have soared to all-time highs in parts of Canada as a record heatwave also affecting the upper US north-west blistered the country.
The mercury reached 46.6 degrees Celsius on Sunday in Lytton, a village in British Columbia, marking a new all-time high recorded in Canada.Â
In parts of Vancouver, teams worked to set up extreme heat shelters to offer refuge to those living without air conditioning.
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