Portland Downtown, OR

Oregon · Records since 1874–2026

🌙 60°F
Currently in Portland Downtown
As of 2:45 AM PDT

Records for August 11

🔥 Record High

102°F

August 11, 1992

+21° from 81° normal

❄ Record Low

48°F

August 11, 1899

-11° from 59° normal
🌞 Normal high: 81°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 — August 11

# Temp Date
🏆 102°F August 11, 1992
2 102°F August 11, 1977
3 101°F August 11, 1990
4 100°F August 11, 2021
5 100°F August 11, 1961
6 99°F August 11, 1971
7 98°F August 11, 1981
8 97°F August 11, 2025
9 97°F August 11, 2014
10 96°F August 11, 1930

Top 5 Record Lows — August 11

# Temp Date
🥶 48°F August 11, 1899
2 48°F August 11, 1880
3 50°F August 11, 1883
4 51°F August 11, 1989
5 51°F August 11, 1908
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
1
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

119 of 215 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.


Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1875–2026
7
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

30
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

19.25"
2026 YTD
Normal: 24.18"
-4.93"
0.00"
August so far
August normal: 0.54"
-0.54"
1.43"
Summer so far
Summer normal: 2.46"
-1.03"
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")

Month in Review — July 2026

69.6°F

Average temperature · July 2026

91st-warmest month on record

48th-warmest July of 150 on record

+0.5° vs. 69.1° average (1991–2020)
75.0°F
Warmest month ever
August 1967
73.0°F
Warmest July ever
2015
2
Days ≥ 90°F
in July
98°F
Hottest of 2026
Jul 21

Longest 90°F Streak in July

2 consecutive days with highs of at least 90°F (Jul 21–22, 2026, peaking at 98°F)

The longest July streak since 2024 (2 years). The July record is 7 days, set in 2022.


Average July Temperature by Year

1875–2026 · 2026 highlighted


Warmest Julys on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2015 73.0°F
2 2009 73.0°F
3 1941 72.9°F
4 1958 72.6°F
5 1906 72.3°F
6 2018 72.1°F
7 2024 72.0°F
8 1985 71.9°F
9 2022 71.7°F
10 2014 71.2°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 August 1967 75.0°F
2 August 2022 73.3°F
3 August 2023 73.2°F
4 July 2015 73.0°F
5 July 2009 73.0°F
6 July 1941 72.9°F
7 August 2017 72.7°F
8 July 1958 72.6°F
9 August 2025 72.5°F
10 July 1906 72.3°F

Nearby Stations — July 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp July Rank
Portland Downtown, OR 69.6°F 48th of 150
Portland, OR 70.7°F 21st of 86
Vancouver, WA 69.8°F 19th of 129
Hillsboro, OR 67.8°F 33rd of 96
McMinnville, OR 67.4°F 36th of 110
About this data. Monthly averages are the mean of daily average temperatures, computed from NOAA Threadex records via RCC ACIS. Months missing more than three days of observations are excluded from the rankings, so the in-progress month never appears. Rankings cover 1802 complete months on record.