Lytton, British Columbia, now holds the record for the hottest temperature ever recorded in Canada after topping out at 116 degrees Sunday. A burgeoning heat wave in the Pacific Northwest is set to push temperatures above 110 degrees in some areas and will persist for days By Matthew Cappucci Updated Jat 7:08 p.m. That is when highs are supposed to dip to 93 degrees, instead of the usual 75 at this time of year. Temperatures are expected to remain scorching in the area until Tuesday. That would mark the third day in a row where the heat was above 107 degrees. Portland set an all-time high of 112 degrees Sunday, but that record will likely be short lived as the forecast high Monday is 115. Seattle topped its all-time record high Sunday when thermometers climbed to 104 degrees - so hot that even the normally freezing temperatures above 10,000 feet on Mt. SEATTLE - Canada, Seattle and Portland, Oregon, are all reporting their hottest temperatures on record in a wave that has more heat in store. If Thursday’s highprojected to reach 90touches 89 or above, it would break the 88-degree high mark for August 18. Portland International Airport recorded a record high of 108 degrees on Saturday. Northwest Weather Seattle heat wave likely to be longer, hotter than expected Jat 7:04 am Updated Jat 9:55 am By Christine Clarridge Seattle Times staff reporter. The culprit of this heat wave is a less-extreme version of last year’s deadly, triple-digit heat dome.
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