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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE PORTLAND OR 
545 PM PDT FRI JUL 23 2004

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES SHATTERED ACROSS NW OREGON...

...SYNOPSIS...

A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS LOCATED OVER THE PACIFIC NW WITH 
WARM TEMPERATURES ALOFT BEING BROUGHT DOWN INTO THE VALLEYS BY AN 
EASTERLY FLOW AHEAD OF A THERMALLY INDUCED LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE 
OREGON COAST.

...DISCUSSION...

SEVERAL HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE BROKEN THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS 
NW OREGON AND SW WASHINGTON. FOR MANY LOCATIONS...THIS WAS THE 
HOTTEST DAY SINCE AUG 13 2002. THE FOLLOWING ARE A LIST OF RECORDS 
SET TODAY.

                HIGH TEMP               PREVIOUS RECORD

ASTORIA              96 *                  84/1996  
TILLAMOOK            92                    82/1991
NEWPORT              79                    74/1975  
FLORENCE             84                    81/1991 
PORTLAND            103 *                 100/1991  
HILLSBORO           101                    99/1984  
TROUTDALE           102                   100/1978  
VANCOUVER           103 *                 101/1927   
EUGENE              103                    99/1991 

* THE 103 DEGREES AT THE PORTLAND AIRPORT IS THE WARMEST TEMPERATURE 
RECORDED AT THIS LOCATION SINCE JUL 20 1994. THE 103 DEGREES 
RECORDED AT THE VANCOUVER WA AIRPORT WAS THE WARMEST RECORDED AT 
THIS LOCATION SINCE JULY 12 1961. THE 96 DEGREES RECORDED AT THE 
ASTORIA AIRPORT WAS TIED FOR THE SECOND WARMEST TEMPERATURE EVER 
RECORDED AT THIS SITE AND WHICH LAST OCCURRED ON AUG 9 1981.

 
END.

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