News ‘Horrific’: Record-breaking Pacific Northwest heat wave blamed for nearly 100 deaths in Oregon July 5, 2021Steven Vargas, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘Horrific’: Record-breaking Pacific Northwest heat wave blamed for nearly 100 deaths in Oregon Portland, the largest city in the Beaver State, broke its all-time temperature record for three straight days, topping out at 116 degrees on June 28.