The scorching weather was caused by an extended "heat dome" parked over the Pacific Northwest. The National Weather Service in Coeur d'Alene said this week's weather "will likely be one of the most extreme and prolonged heat waves in the recorded history of the Inland Northwest." 1, don't try to set a record on your race. "The biggest thing that we tell people is, No. Five people went to the hospital, he told KREM-TV. Ironman medical tent coordinator Stan Foster said 525 people were in the medical tent during the 2015 Ironman, when temperatures also rose into the 100s. Rather than a crew of 17 firefighters, they had a crew of 60 on Sunday, KREM-TV reported. The Coeur d'Alene Fire Department brought in extra firefighters and paramedics because they usually see extra dehydration calls during the event. Race organizers said they had 62,000 pounds of ice at hydration stations, misting stations and chilled towels to hand out to athletes, KHQ-TV reported. The event includes a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride and a 26.2-mile marathon run. Still, about 3,000 athletes participated in an Ironman Triathlon in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, on Sunday. Records were being broken across the region, and the sizzling temperatures were expected to get even hotter Monday before beginning to cool Tuesday.Ĭities were reminding residents where pools, splash pads and cooling centers were available and urging people to stay hydrated, check on their neighbors and avoid strenuous activities. The NWS said that was an all-time record for the city better known for rain than heat and was the first time the area recorded two consecutive triple digit days since records began being kept in 1894. Oregon's capital city, Salem, also recorded the highest temperature in its history on Sunday: 112 F, breaking the old mark by 4 degrees. The National Weather Service said it hit 110 F in Eugene, breaking the all-time record of 108 F. track and field trials were halted Sunday afternoon and fans were asked to evacuate the stadium due to extreme heat. Portland, Ore., reached 112 degrees Fahrenheit Sunday, breaking the all-time temperature record of 108 F, which was set just a day earlier. That's how the National Weather Service described the historic heat wave hitting the Pacific Northwest, pushing daytime temperatures into the triple digits, disrupting Olympic qualifying events and breaking all-time high temperature records in places unaccustomed to such extreme heat.
Justin Swanner and his dog Havoc swim in the Clackamas River to escape from the high temperatures Sunday during a record setting heat wave in Oregon City, Ore.
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