The heat wave also moved into Idaho, where temperatures above 100 F are forecast in Boise for at least seven days starting Monday. Seattle’s light rail trains may have to operate at reduced speeds because of excessive heat on the tracks, causing delays that could continue into the work week, Sound Transit said Sunday.

Seattle opened additional public library branches Sunday, and will again Monday, to provide additional cooling centers, The Seattle Times reported. King County closed several COVID-19 testing sites because of the heat. It got so hot in Seattle Sunday the city parks department closed a community pool in the southern portion of the city because of “unsafe, dangerous pool deck temperatures.” The heat wave stretched into British Columbia, with the temperature in Lytton, a village in the Canadian province, reaching 115 F on Sunday afternoon, marking a new all-time high recorded in Canada.Ī heat warning is in effect for most of Western Canada and the country’s weather agency says numerous daily temperature records have been shattered across British Columbia, which is directly north of Washington state.

Puget Sound Energy reported 3,400 customers down in the greater Seattle area. Portland General Electric said about 3,000 customers were without electricity in the greater Portland area Sunday afternoon. Records were being broken across the region, and the sizzling temperatures were expected to get even hotter Monday before beginning to cool Tuesday. The NWS said that was an all-time record for the city better known for rain than heat and was the first time the area recorded two consecutive triple digit days since records began being kept in 1894. Oregon’s Capital city, Salem, also recorded the highest temperature in its history on Sunday: 112 F, breaking the old mark by 4 degrees. The National Weather Service said it hit 110 F in Eugene, breaking the all-time record of 108 F. track and field trials were halted Sunday afternoon and fans were asked to evacuate the stadium due to extreme heat.

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