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Oregon has a wide range of temperatures, though the extremes are rare. [3] The highest was recorded on July 29, 1898, in Hermiston, Oregon, and again on August 10, 1898, in both Pendleton, Oregon and Redmond, Oregon, and once more on June 29, 2021, at Pelton Dam. All are east of the Cascades, when the temperature reached 119 °F (48 °C). [6 ...
20 days. December 18, 1964. ( 1964-12-18) – January 7, 1965. ( 1965-01-07) Location. California, Oregon, and Washington states. The Christmas flood of 1964 was a major flood in the United States' Pacific Northwest and some of Northern California between December 18, 1964, and January 7, 1965, spanning the Christmas holiday. [1]
The snowstorms were responsible for the greatest December snowfall in Portland, Oregon, in 40 years (the snowiest December in Portland was 1884, with more than 31 inches (79 cm) of snow). The City of Portland reported spending an estimated $2.17 million on snow removal , deicing of roads , and employee overtime due to the record snowfall.
The Great Coastal Storm of 2007 was a series of three powerful Pacific storms that affected the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington and the Canadian province of British Columbia between December 1, 2007 and December 4, 2007. The storms on December 2 and 3 produced an extremely long-duration wind event with hurricane-force wind gusts of up to ...
Five straight days over 100 would tie a record for consecutive days above 100 first set in July 1941 in Portland. ... Cooler Willamette Valley temperatures on the way amid Oregon heat wave.
Official name. Lewis and Clark Centennial and American Pacific Exposition and Oriental Fair. Details. Dates. June 1, 1905 to October 14, 1905. Location. Portland, Oregon, USA. Coordinates. 45°32′16″N 122°42′26″W.
41-59000. GNIS ID. 2411471 [6] Website. www .portland .gov. Portland ( / ˈpɔːrtlənd / PORT-lənd) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest region. Situated in the northwestern area of the state at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, it is the county seat of Multnomah County ...
An aerial view of the Willamette River's flood. The Willamette Valley flood of 1996 was part of a larger series of floods in the Pacific Northwest of the United States which took place between late January and mid-February 1996. It was Oregon 's largest flood event in terms of fatalities and monetary damage during the 1990s.