Toasty

Can you say 105° Fahrenheit? Yesterday was only 104°. Tomorrow is forecasted to be 106°. Hood River’s all time record is 108°. (And today was forecast to be 101°.) Hood River’s all time high is somewhat theoretical, as we don’t have an official weather station. Cascade Locks does. The Dalles does. But Hood River just isn’t quite that important. But they have been recording weather since 1928 at the Experimental Station, so we have something to measure by.

Of course, the upper valley is a little cooler. It appears to have peaked at 97°. (If you can trust the habitual liar I call my thermometer.) Sarah, put the sweater down. It isn’t chilly. We’re breakin’ high temperature records up here faster than you can shake a stick at ‘em.

Yesterday and today’s heat were records in Portland. It was also the first time since 1990 that there were consecutive days above 100°. And of course, the heat is doing nothing for fire control. We have a small fire about 17 miles south of us that has kept us smoked in. Just hoping the high temperatures don’t cause the Gnarl Fire to explode.

But me, I am whining and complaining like there is no tomorrow. The pets have passed out on the floor. Richard is actually being constructive. But he lived in DC. He knows heat. Nasty-humid-heat. And this isn’t DC heat. This is pleasant.