Portland Downtown, OR

Oregon · Records since 1874–2026

☀️ 81°F
Currently in Portland Downtown
As of 5:00 PM PDT

Records for July 28

🔥 Record High

105°F

July 28, 2009

+23° from 82° normal

❄ Record Low

48°F

July 28, 1880

-11° from 59° normal
🌞 Normal high: 82°F 🌑 Normal low: 59°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Portland Downtown

🔥
114°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jun 28, 2021
-2°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 15, 1888
🌧
6.68"
Wettest Day Ever
Dec 13, 1882
15.5"
Most Snow in One Day
Jan 21, 1943

Top 10 Record Highs — July 28

# Temp Date
🏆 105°F July 28, 2009
2 100°F July 28, 1998
3 97°F July 28, 2003
4 97°F July 28, 1958
5 95°F July 28, 1960
6 94°F July 28, 2022
7 94°F July 28, 1985
8 94°F July 28, 1974
9 93°F July 28, 1929
10 92°F July 28, 1939

Top 5 Record Lows — July 28

# Temp Date
🥶 48°F July 28, 1880
2 49°F July 28, 1890
3 49°F July 28, 1882
4 51°F July 28, 1986
5 51°F July 28, 1959
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1874–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Portland Downtown

threshold: 89°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
3.9
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
97°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
0
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
2
Heat waves 2026
so far

2026 Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Year to date
Above normal Below normal

108 of 192 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.


Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1875–2026
4
2026 so far
10
Avg/year 1970–2025
14
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
24
Most in a year (1967)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only


Longest Heat Waves — Portland Downtown

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jul 25, 2009 – Aug 3, 2009 10 105°F (Jul 28) 96°F 66°F
2 Aug 12, 1967 – Aug 20, 1967 9 98°F (Aug 15) 94°F 64°F
3 Jul 22, 2018 – Jul 30, 2018 9 97°F (Jul 29) 92°F 61°F
4 Jul 26, 1974 – Aug 3, 1974 9 96°F (Jul 31) 92°F 62°F
5 Aug 6, 1981 – Aug 12, 1981 7 106°F (Aug 10) 101°F 66°F
6 Aug 3, 1972 – Aug 9, 1972 7 102°F (Aug 7) 94°F 65°F
7 Jul 25, 2022 – Jul 31, 2022 7 101°F (Jul 26) 97°F 67°F
8 Jul 17, 1888 – Jul 23, 1888 7 97°F (Jul 17) 94°F 59°F
9 Jul 12, 1911 – Jul 18, 1911 7 97°F (Jul 13) 94°F 65°F
10 Jun 30, 2015 – Jul 6, 2015 7 95°F (Jul 2) 94°F 63°F

Heat Waves Per Year


Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

19
2026 so far
above-normal nights
35.6
Avg / summer
1970–2020
68
Most in a summer
1958

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Actual vs. 1991–2020 full-month and full-season normals

19.18"
2026 YTD
Normal: 24.02"
-4.84"
0.00"
July so far
July normal: 0.43"
-0.43"
1.36"
Summer so far
Summer normal: 2.46"
-1.10"
3
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1970–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")