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Heat in Central Willamette Valley, Oregon

Heat August 7, 2022 – August 8, 2022 · Central Willamette Valley, Oregon

What the National Weather Service wrote

High temperatures were generally in the mid 90s to around 100 degrees. McNary Field (KSLE) had a high of 100 degrees.

The wider storm

Strong high pressure expanded into the region bringing a very warm air mass. High temperatures peaked near 100 degrees on the 7th in portions of the Willamette Valley and through the Columbia River Gorge. This was a brief event however as high temperatures were in the 80s in the days immediately following. One suspected heat related fatality occurred in Multnomah County on the 7th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1054229. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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