Vancouver breaks another record hitting 115 degrees

Becca Robbins, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.
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Jun. 28—With Vancouver breaking the all-time high temperature record set Sunday of 112 degrees, many are hunkering down indoors or flocking to water to beat the heat.

The National Weather Service in Portland reported that as of 3:50 p.m. Vancouver had reached 115 degrees. The measurement was taken at Pearson Airport. Before the weekend, the highest temperature recorded in Vancouver was 108 degrees in July 2009.

Portland also peaked on Sunday at 112 degrees. NWS Portland reported Portland also hit 115 degrees today.

Overnight didn't bring much relief, with the temperature only cooling down to 75 degrees around 5 a.m. today.

Tuesday is expected to bring some relief, with the Weather Service predicting a high of 91 degrees.

Clark County residents broke records for water and power consumption over the weekend, prompting Clark Public Utilities to encourage Hockinson residents to scale back their water usage.

On a typical Sunday in June, utility customers draw about 10,750 megawatt hours of electricity. On Sunday, residents used 18,000 megawatt hours, or 67 percent more than normal, according to Clark Public Utilities. It expects even more demand today, because usage is typically higher on weekdays.

Water usage was also drastically higher than normal, up from about 25 million gallons of water used across the county per day. Over the weekend, daily usage was over 33 million gallons, according to Clark Public Utilities.

The utility is asking Hockinson residents south of Allworth Road, east of 167th Avenue to state Highway 500, to limit water to personal necessities and to cut out water for lawns, plants or recreational activities.

Emergency services were also busy over the weekend, treating patients suffering from symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

AMR Portland reported a 120 percent increase in heat-related dispatches this weekend compared with this time last year. Those calls made for a 24 percent increase in daily calls for service over this time last year.

Due to fire danger, Camas and Washougal have banned the discharge of fireworks. La Center and Ridgefield banned use of fireworks on Friday.

This story will be updated.