Northwest US faces hottest day of intense heat wave

Forecasters said temperatures Monday could reach 110F in Seattle and 115 F in the Portland area before it begins to cool Tuesday

Jun 29, 20210

Mark Graves, Associated Press count

While the city reached a record temperature of over 110 degrees, people gathered at Keller Fountain Park to take a dip and cool off, Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Portland, Ore.

SEATTLE - The hottest day of an unprecedented and dangerous heat wave scorched the Pacific Northwest on Monday, with temperatures obliterating records that had been set just the day before.

Seattle hit 108 degrees Fahrenheit (42 Celsius) by evening - well above Sunday's all-time high of 104 F (40 C). Portland, Oregon, reached 116 F (46.6 C) after hitting records of 108 F (42 C) on Saturday and 112 F (44 C) on Sunday.

The temperatures were unheard of in a region better known for rain, and where June has historically been referred to as "Juneuary" for its cool drizzle. Seattle's average high temperature in June is around 70 F (21.1 C), and fewer than half of the city's residents have air conditioning, according to U.S. Census data.

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