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Month: September 2017

Happy Valley, Oregon, Weather – August 2017

Happy Valley, Oregon, Weather – August 2017

It was a very dry and record-warm August in Happy Valley. TEMPERATURES: August started out very hot with two consecutive days exceeding 100° (2nd & 3rd), with the month’s maximum on the 2nd hitting 101.3°. Though quite hot for this area, these maximum temperatures were likely somewhat suppressed due to rather thick wildfire smoke blowing down from British Columbia and northern Washington. There were seven total days reaching ≥90°, five of which were ≥95°, including the two that exceeded 100°….

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Portland Airport, Oregon – Hottest August

Portland Airport, Oregon – Hottest August

August started off with record heat on the 2nd and 3rd (103° and 105°, respectively) and, though no more Maximum Temperature records were set the rest of the month, the Mean Temperature was the warmest ever recorded for the Portland Airport (period of record back to 1940). The overall Average Maximum was 6.0° above normal, the second-highest August reading ever. Top-5 Highest August Average Maximum Temperatures: 88.1° (1967) 87.1° (2017) 86.2° (1986) 85.5° (1981) 85.0° (1972) Minimum Temperatures were not…

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