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Gus7/28/2009 4:16:06 pm PDT

re: #585 debutaunt

How old are the records being broken?

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RECORD EVENT REPORT…CORRECTED VANCOUVER RECORD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON
728 PM PDT MON JUL 27 2009

…RECORD SETTING HEAT TODAY FOR THE INTERIOR VALLEYS…

TEMPERATURES SOARED ACROSS SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST OREGON
THIS AFTERNOON AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILT
ACROSS THE REGION. NEARLY ALL REPORTING STATIONS IN THE INLAND
VALLEYS HAVE REACHED 100 DEGREES TODAY. PREVIOUS JULY HEAT WAVES IN
1958 AND 1998 HAVE SET THE RECORDS FAIRLY HIGH FOR JULY 27…
THEREFORE JUST A FEW SITES HAVE BROKEN THEIR RECORDS AT THIS POINT.

THESE ARE PRELIMINARY HIGH TEMPERATURES AS OF 7 PM PDT.

…NEW RECORDS FOR JULY 27…

LOCATION NEW RECORD OLD RECORD
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PORTLAND AIRPORT 103 102 (SET IN 1958)

…OTHER HIGH TEMPERATURES NEAR RECORDS TODAY…

LOCATION HIGH TODAY EXISTING RECORD
AS OF 7 PM
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PORTLAND DOWNTOWN 102 104 (SET IN 1958)