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Temperatures in Northwestern United States including Portland and Oregon could reach 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.8 Celsius) on Tuesday as the country experiences a heat wave in the region, The Associated Press reports.
Excessive
heat warning was issued by forecasters for parts of Oregon and Washington state
even as temperatures could hit the 90s (32 C) in Seattle and 110 F (43.3
Celsius) in eastern parts of Oregon and Washington, according to The Associated
Press.
“To have
five-day stretches or a weeklong stretch above 90 degrees is very, very rare
for the Pacific Northwest,” said Vivek Shandas, professor of climate adaptation
at Portland State University, The Associated Press reported.
On the east
of the Mississippi river, temperatures have dropped significantly as only few
areas are under heat advisories.
Temperatures
in Philadelphia hit 99 degrees (37 Celsius) Sunday while Newark, New Jersey experienced
its fifth consecutive day of 100 degrees or higher, the longest such streak
since records began in 1931, according to The Associated Press.
Boston also
saw temperatures rise to 100 degrees, surpassing the previous daily recordings
high of 98 degrees (36.6 Celsius) set in 1933, The Associated Press reported.
Temperatures
in Portland, Oregon could rise above 100 degrees F (37.8 C) on Tuesday and
could go above historic averages as well as in Washington.
“It’s
nothing we haven’t seen before in terms of the magnitude, but the duration of
the event is fairly unusual,” said John Bumgardner, a meteorologist at the
National Weather Service office in Portland, The Associated Press reported.
The Associated
Press reported that Portland’s Bureau of Emergency Management is opening cooling
centers in public buildings and installing misting stations in parks. In
Seattle, community centers and libraries will serve as cooling stations.