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Records smashed again: Portland infrastructure crumbles under 116-degree heat By Mark Puleo, AccuWeather staff writer Published Jun. 29, 2021 Three days, three records. On Monday, for the third consecutive day, the high-temperature page of Portland's record book needed a rewrite. Portland has been at the epicenter of a record-shattering heat wave that has been sending temperatures soaring to previously unimaginable levels across the northwestern United States and western Canada. Among the victims left in the heat wave's wrath have been stricken residents, buckled streets and melted power cables. Little relief has been offered even at night, and the city had record warmth on Tuesday morning by dropping only to 75 degrees Fahrenheit, almost 20 degrees above average. The city continued its streak of searing heat Monday, setting a new all-time record high temperature in the process.
The intense Portland heat has caused streets and sidewalks to buckle. (AccuWeather/Bill Wadell)
