Here Today... Gone To Hell!

SEATTLE ? Northwesterners more accustomed to rain and cooler climate sought refuge from a heat wave on Wednesday, as Seattle recorded the hottest temperature in its history and Portland edged closer to its own record-breaker.

The National Weather Service in Seattle recorded 102 degrees by midday at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, breaking a previous record of 100 degrees, set in downtown Seattle in 1941 and repeated at the airport in 1994.

Jay Albrecht, a meteorologist with the service, said it's the hottest it has been in Seattle since records dating to 1891.

Meanwhile, Portland ventured into its third day of triple-digit heat Wednesday, hitting 104 degrees by midday. Forecasters said there's a slight chance the city could reach or even surpass its all-time high of 107 degrees, hit four times, most recently in 1981.

Doug McDonnal, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Seattle, said the stretch of hot weather has lasted longer than usual. Wednesday was the fifth consecutive day above 85 degrees for Seattle, he said.

Throughout the region, shade, icy treats, ice-cold water, air conditioning units and fans were in high demand.

Geno Garcia, 40, a Boeing machinist, headed straight for Sears in Seattle early Wednesday when the family's air conditioning unit broke down.

"We could have lived without it, but it would have been uncomfortable," he said, as he stood in line with about 100 others who bought air conditioners.

Garcia said his family plans to keep cool by hunkering down in the one bedroom that's air conditioned. They've already moved their TV, games and other necessities into that room, and have been eating meals there.

Darren Wilson, 38, a concrete finisher from Puyallup, Wash., started his Seattle street paving job at 5:30 a.m., three hours earlier than usual, to beat the heat.

"I'm drinking lots of water," he said. "When I get off work, I'm going to my buddy's house and jump in his pool."

Portlanders were trying to stay cool every which way. Public fountains were clogged with children. Libraries swelled with people trying to stay out of the sun. And cooling centers for seniors were open late.

Shirley Markstaller, 71, parked herself in front of a fan and read the morning paper at a cooling center in downtown Portland.

She doesn't have an air conditioner at home, so she's been coming to the center every day for the past week or so. "I just thought, where's the coolest place?" she said.

The weather throughout the Willamette Valley wasn't much better. Temperatures hit triple digits in Medford, Eugene and Salem by Wednesday afternoon.

Coastal cities were cooler, including Astoria and Newport. Temperatures in Bend, Pendleton and La Grande had already reached the 90s by midday.

Forecasters have issued an excessive heat warning for much of western Washington through Friday. A heat advisory is in effect through Thursday in parts of eastern Washington, including the Yakima Valley and lower Columbia Basin.

Temperatures in western Washington were expected to cool off somewhat on Friday but will still be in the 80s, about 10 degrees higher than usual, McDonnal said.

In Olympia, a group of visitors were hoping to cool off at the popular Heritage Park Fountain, but were disappointed to find that the water had been turned off for regular weekly maintenance.

"We were expecting it to be working," said Lucina Hernandez, 24, of Barcelona, Venezuela. "This is very bad."

At the Tails-A-Wagging doggie day care in Bellingham, Wash., owner Angi Lenz and her staff kept dogs comfortable with special cooling fans, air conditioning, ice toys and water slides. "We have a waiting list to get in this week because of the heat," Lenz said.

Not everyone was avoiding the outdoors. Enes Parker, manager of the Lacey Senior Center, said she found indoor air conditioning too cold. Lacey is in Washington, near the state capital of Olympia.

"I'm one of the few who like the heat," Parker said. "I go outside every so often to warm up. I love the heat. It's always too cold here

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_northwest_heat

Oh nooooo!!!!  It's too hot!!!  :'(

oh no 80 degrees in Seattle  :'( :'( :'( :'(

Well gentlemen, here in beautiful Seattle we are not used to this, a 80 degree day would be tollerable here and considered to be a hot day, but to be honest it was well over a hundred yesterday and has been for a few days with no reprieve :P, and also no sign of coolness for a few more days.  Seattle as mentioned is not ever this hot so yes it is very uncomfortable.  We have pretty much also resorted to one room with air-condo like mentioned in the article, pets included.  I live in a almost 4500 square foot house and out of that.. one room to enjoy due to heat is pretty shitty.  Trust me if I had expected this or watched the news, I would have tried to prepare a little more, but now we have a shortage of fans, air conditioners.  People stood in line at Walmart for 1/2 a day waiting for the truck shipment of fans to arrive, the line was at least 3 aisles long and every one were sold and some still left empty handed per my daughter.  If you live in  a climate that is hot, well you are used to it, and you probably have air-condo, but not the case here, so I just decided to share my unconfortable heat stroke with everyone to pass the time.  Everyone understands what it is like to be to hot, I would rather be making snow angles naked right now lol, joking but not really :hihi:.

Is there alot of humidity in Washington?  I would think there would be cuz of all the rain.  It must be like a tropical rain forest right now!  I'm in the North East and we've had pretty high humidity lately.  Having experianced both humid hot and dry hot, I would say that humid hot is VERY uncomfortable!  You can't even sweat!

I'm interested in Washington weather cuz I was born in Tacoma ;D  I wanna go back there some day.  I think it helps that I love rain lol

Fair
Feels Like:76?
Barometer:29.8 in and rising
Humidity:62%
Visibility:9 mi
Dewpoint:61?
Wind:CALM
Sunrise:5:44 am
Sunset:8:46 pm

I have been awake since 530am and it was already 75 when I opened my house up to some cooler air, even at 75 I welcome it.  Humidity as you can see is 62% so it is definately muggy and that is the worst.  The dry hot like in Vegas, much more tollerable to me.  The rain can get old sometimes, but what can I say I am a native here and have to admit it is beautiful, rain or shine, I love Washington it's home. If you do indeed enjoy the rain in the fall and winter months Seattle is the place to be.

Here in Vancouver I've been awakened every morning by the heat too.

send us a heatwave.

our summer started off promising with a heatwave.

But since then its been rain rain...and more rain.

same here. every single day and it sucks. I'm not used to waking up so early in the morning.


send us your rain and you can have all the heat you want.

Fuck the rain.

There are ways to beat the heat.

Out till 4 AM drinking, only to be awoken by the sun at 7 AM :crying:

You got a pool?

Party at Garry's house.

I have a pool, but I don't utilize its services.

I prefer the beach.  You know that scent you have when you come home from the beach?  I love that smell.

The beach doesn't like you though. 5 minutes, and your face was as red as a strawberry :hihi:

that's why he needs; Cosmo Kramer's Cologne : The Beach.

Dude needs an Iverson jersey for the beach too ;)

All the chicks would run away if they saw a guy in an Iverson jersey.  :no:

Maybe in your neck of the woods :smoking:

It would be a mass exodus of chicks running away, kicking up sand on ANY beach.  :hihi:

If they saw you in a Kobe jersey? I agree. The rapist alarm would sound :hihi:

Well, I don't wear basketball jerseys.  I find them to be in poor taste.

When it's 100 degrees out, it sure beats a cotton t-shirt.

Air conditioning.  : ok:

Don't have it. Al Gore scares me.

AI jersey while listening to T O O L  :drool:  :nervous:

With no air conditioning.

 :o

Someone who went to a Limp Bizkit concert really shouldn't be criticizing a Grammy award winning group like Tool :confused:

JESUS THAT WOULD BE TORTURE   :confused:

Uh oh!

Shit's getting serious here!

LULZ dude, I hate Limp Bizkit as much as the next person with a set of ears, but Velvet Revolver has a Grammy too!  ;D

While Guns and Zeppelin don't.

Well, Tool are universally reknown for having one of the best drummers in the world. Limp Bizkit are reknown for being maybe the worst band of all-time?

tun tun tuuuuuuuun  :o :o :o

D was probably on the Grammy board of directors when the VR decision was made :hihi:

Having Clive Davis on your side doesn't hurt either

You guys are all very funny, that's what I love about this place.  It is the only place I know where topics start out on topic and end up some where way out there, such as heatwave all the way to Tool, and then to Limp Bizkit, to Velvet Revolver, to Guns, to Zepplin and finally Clive Davis, I wonder if they are hot also?  Wait thats impossible they all have air condo and swimming pools and lets not forget lots of money :hihi: :rofl:. 

It is still hot but not as bad as yesterday.  Tuesday we went out on our boat all day, was very refreshing, but can't do that everyday when you have to make a living as well. 

All the beaches are so full of people I would rather stay home and turn on the sprinkler, there are not even kiddie swimming pool left to buy anywhere.  Sprinkler does the job, but for now times up and I am going to run back upstairs to cool room :P.

My advice:

Slip N' Slide