Excessive Heat — East Slopes of the Oregon Cascades, Oregon

2021-06-26 to 2021-06-30 · East Slopes of the Oregon Cascades, Oregon

Event narrative

Many RAWS stations across the zone recorded consecutive maximum daily high temperatures over 95 degrees through the period, with several RAWS sites recording multiple consecutive days of maximum daily high temperatures over 105 degrees.

Wider weather episode

A strong upper level ridge of high pressure and a surface thermal trough brought several days of record high temperatures across the PacNW, with many locations in the lower and higher elevations experiencing extreme heat risk during this event. The multiple days of extreme heat risk has been attributed to several fatalities across the region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 968864. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.