Direct deaths
6
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Inner Portland Metro
Event narrative (NOAA)
The hottest period was from the 5th to 9th where high temperatures ranged from 99 to 104 in Portland. In addition to the hot daytime temperatures, overnight low temperatures were well into the 60s offering little cooling for those without air conditioning. This time of year the normal high is around 80 degrees and the normal low is around 57 degrees. The State Medical Examiners reported 6 suspected heat related fatalities in this zone. One man drowned in the Willamette Park in West Linn.
Other notable heat events in Oregon
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.