![]() It’s going to be hot.”ĭan Novak adapted this story from reporting by The Associated Press. 1, don’t try to set a record on your race,” he said. “The biggest thing that we tell people is, No. Stan Foster works in the Ironman medical area. Race organizers said they had 28,000 kilograms of ice to keep the athletes cool, KHQ-TV reported. The NWS in Coeur d’Alene said this week’s weather “will likely be one of the most extreme and prolonged heat waves in the recorded history of the Inland Northwest.” The event includes a 3.9-kilometer swim, a 180-kilometer bike ride and a 42-kilometer run. Still, about 3,000 athletes took part in an Ironman Triathlon in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, on Sunday. Officials were also urging people to drink a lot of water and avoid physically tiring activities. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)Ĭities were telling citizens where pools and cooling centers were available. Salem Fire Department paramedics and employees of Falck Northwest ambulances respond to a heat exposure call during a heat wave, Saturday, June 26, 2021, in Salem, Ore. They are expected to continue for at least seven days starting Monday. Temperatures there reached above 38 degrees Celsius. ![]() Sound Transit said that Seattle’s light rail trains may have to run at slower speeds because of high heat on the tracks. The Seattle Times reported that the city has opened additional public libraries to provide cooling centers. Seattle’s King County closed several COVID-19 testing sites because of the heat. The country’s weather agency says many daily temperature records have been broken across British Columbia. ![]() It was a new Canadian record.Ī heat warning is in effect for most of Western Canada. In Lytton, British Columbia, temperatures hit 46.1 degrees Celsius. The heat wave stretched into British Columbia, Canada, which is just north of Washington State. Temperatures were expected to get even hotter across the region Monday, before beginning to cool Tuesday. Puget Sound Energy reported 3,400 customers without power in the Seattle area. Portland General Electric said about 3,000 customers were without electricity in the city area Sunday afternoon. It was the first time temperatures were over 38 degrees Celsius for two straight days since records were first kept in 1894. The NWS said that was an all-time record. Grueling heat in the Pacific Northwest Seattle weather records for. In Seattle, a city known for its rain, the temperature reached 40 degrees Celsius. Next week’s heat wave could be a long-duration event over the Central United States, potentially extending into mid-August. The extreme heat was caused by an extended “heat dome” over the Pacific Northwest. The area rarely sees temperatures climb this high. The NWS has described the heat wave in the Pacific Northwest as dangerous, unusual and intense. While Portland reached a record temperature of over 110 degrees Sunday, Jpeople gathered at Salmon Street Springs water fountain in Portland to cool off.
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