Vancouver gets relief from triple-digit temps but ‘above normal temperatures’ persist

A summer heat wave that lingered for days across the Pacific Northwest either broke or tied daily temperature records in Vancouver.

While triple-digit weather has passed for now, Vancouver is still experiencing “generally above normal temperatures,” said Hannah Chandler-Cooley, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Portland.

“Normal temperatures are around 82, 83 degrees this time of year,” she said. “Above average temperatures will continue this weekend into next week.”

Vancouver’s high temperatures are expected to be in the high 80s for the next week. Saturday’s high temperature is forecast to reach 90 degrees.

The city saw record high daily temperatures July 5 and July 7-9 (97 degrees, previously 96 in 2023; 100 degrees, previously 97 in 1920; 101 degrees, previously 100 in 1905; and 103 degrees, previously 97 in 1926, respectively), according to preliminary data from the weather service.

On July 6, Vancouver tied the 98 degrees set in 1960.

While heat-related deaths are increasing in the West, the Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office reported no suspected or confirmed deaths related to the recent heat.