The Dexes / Heat & Excessive Heat / 595744
Eventdex · Heat & Excessive Heat
Greater Portland Metro Area
595744
The record
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| Event typeevent_type | Excessive Heat |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 595,744 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 99,169 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2015-08-18T22:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2015-08-20T04:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | OREGON |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | Greater Portland Metro Area |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage propertydamage_property | 0.00K |
| Damage cropsdamage_crops | 0.00K |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | Official NWS Observations |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | Strong high pressure at the surface and aloft over the are resulted in excessively hot temperatures across northwest Oregon. Warming aloft combined with offshore winds and a thermal trough west of the Cascades contributed to the heat. The high temperatures were 10 to 15 degrees above normal in most areas. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | Temperatures peaked in the mid to upper 90s which is 10 to 15 degrees above the seasonal normal. The daily high temperature on the 18th of 98 degrees at the Hillsboro airport tied the previous record last set in 1996. The high temperature of 96 degrees on the 19th at the Portland International Airport broke the previous records of 93 last set in 1946. The temperature at the Portland airport on the 19th of 97 degrees tied the previous record last set in 1967. The Troutdale Airport also broke a new temperature record on the 18th of 97 degrees where the previous record was 94 last set in 1967. |
| Yearyear | 2,015 |
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