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Excessive Heat in Southern Willamette Valley, Oregon

Excessive Heat July 28, 2015 – July 30, 2015 · Southern Willamette Valley, Oregon

What the National Weather Service wrote

High Temperatures were in the upper 90s to around 105 for the Southern Willamette Valley. The daily maximum temperature of 105 degrees at Eugene broke the previous record of 99 last set in 2003. Local newspapers reported 3 separate incidents where children were left in hot cars in the Eugene area.

The wider storm

A strong upper level ridge resulted in excessively warm temperatures the last week in July where the high temperatures were 15 to 20 degrees Fahrenheit above the seasonal normal.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 594152. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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