Track & Field Championships suspended due to extreme heat That number has actually jumped lately, as only a few years ago authorities estimated just a third of homes in the Northwest's largest city had air conditioning. The lack of air conditioning is a concern in Seattle, where only 44% of households have indoor cooling, according to U.S. How have people been beating the heat?Ĭooling centers were opened in public libraries, community buildings, malls and elsewhere so people could find indoor spaces with air conditioning. Fire crews were positioned ahead of time in areas where fire risk was high and counties and cities across the region enacted burn bans - in some cases even temporarily prohibiting personal fireworks for the July 4 holiday weekend. In Seattle, the school district on Monday canceled summer meal service at schools "to protect our students, families, and staff" so people wouldn't be venturing out at mid-day.Īnd there were persistent worries about wildfires in the region that was already dealing with an epic drought. Related: Eugene smashes record in historic heat wave And the city's Parks & Recreation department closed outdoor pools Monday, saying it was too hot and dangerous for employees to be outside.
Officials in Portland shut down light rail and street cars until Tuesday due to high temperatures and some districts halted summer school bus service and people braced for possibly the hottest day of the scorcher. Justin Pullin, a weather service meteorologist in Seattle, said a strong ridge of high pressure is causing temperatures more associated with Arizona than the Northwest. The cause is a "heat dome" that has affected parts of the West for about two weeks. The temperatures started rising Friday and aren't expected to cool until Tuesday, with the mercury registering more than 30 degrees higher than normal in many areas of Washington and Oregon. Why is it so hot in the Pacific Northwest right now? The Pacific Northwest is experiencing a days-long heat wave that forecasters have called "historic," dangerous and a harbinger of things to come as climate change affects global weather patterns. The National Weather Service said that was an all-time record for the city and was the first time the area recorded two consecutive triple digit days since records began being kept in 1894.Īnd it was predicted that temperatures would be even hotter on Monday. Seattle, known nationally for its mild weather and rainy days, hit 104 degrees on Sunday. It then broke it again on Sunday, registering a temperature of 112 degrees - besting the record set a day earlier by 4 degrees. SEATTLE - Portland broke its all-time heat record on Saturday.
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