Record-breaking Heat Wave Continues to Batter Pacific Northwest newzealandstar.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newzealandstar.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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By Press Association 2021
Mellena O’Brien, four, plays in the Yesler TerraceSpray Park during a heat wave hitting the Pacific Northwest
A historic heatwave across the US Pacific Northwest has disrupted Olympic qualifying events and broken all-time temperature records in places unaccustomed to such extreme heat.
Portland, Oregon, reached 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 Celsius) on Sunday, breaking the all-time temperature record of 108 F (42.2C), which was set just a day earlier.
In Eugene, Oregon, the US track and field trials were halted on Sunday afternoon and fans were asked to evacuate the stadium due to the extreme heat.
The National Weather Service (NWS) said it hit 110 F (43.3 C) in Eugene, breaking the all-time record of 108 F (42.2 C).
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