NOUS46 KPQR 011902 PNSPQR PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE PORTLAND OR 1145 AM PDT SUN AUG 01 2004 THE WARM WEATHER DURING THE MONTH OF JULY 2004 SET AN ASSORTMENT OF RECORDS OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. ASTORIA: DATE RECORD TEMP PREVIOUS RECORD 12TH MAXIMUM 81 79 IN 1961 23RD MAXIMUM 96 84 IN 1996 6TH HIGH/LOW 58 56 IN 1978 13TH HIGH/LOW 59 58 IN 2003 20TH HIGH/LOW 60 TIES 1995 ON THE 23RD THE 96 DEGREE READING TIED FOR THE SECOND WARMEST TEMPERATURE EVER RECORDED AT ASTORIA AIRPORT. 96 DEGREES WAS ALSO RECORDED AUGUST 9, 1981. THE WARMEST MAXIMUM WAS 100 IN JULY 11, 1961. 63.0 DEGREES IS THE WARMEST AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE EVER IN JULY. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 62.6 IN 1958. 56.0 DEGREES IS THE WARMEST AVERAGE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE EVER IN JULY. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 55.6 IN 2000. 70.0 DEGREES IS THE FIFTH WARMEST AVERAGE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE IN JULY. THE WARMEST AVERAGE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE IS 71.5 IN 1972. ...................................................................... PORTLAND: DATE RECORD TEMP PREVIOUS RECORD 22ND MAXIMUM 98 TIES 1978 23RD MAXIMUM 103 100 1991 24TH MAXIMUM 100 TIES 1984 71.5 DEGREES IS FOURTH WARMEST AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE FOR JULY. THE WARMEST WAS 74.1 DEGREES IN 1985. 59.6 DEGREES IS THE FOURTH WARMEST AVERAGE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR JULY. THE WARMEST WAS 61.2 DEGREES IN 1998. ...................................................................... SALEM: DATE RECORD TEMP PREVIOUS RECORD 24TH HIGH/LOW 62 TIES 1996 ...................................................................... EUGENE: DATE RECORD TEMP PREVIOUS RECORD 23RD MAXIMUM 103 99 1991 24TH MAXIMUM 100 99 1996 24TH HIGH/LOW 62 60 1969 NNNN