PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • July 26, 2023
Portland is in the midst of a record-setting heat wave of 28 consecutive days in which the temperature has not fallen below 60 degrees, according to the National Weather Service office in Gray. “This is the longest amount of time Portland has had a temperature above 60,” said meteorologist Jon Palmer. And with overnight lows predicted to be in the mid-60s or above for the next few days, it looks like the current hot streak is going to continue. It could not have happened without climate change