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Northwest Busts All-Time Sizzle Record

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(Newser) – Fans, ice cream, and AC were in short supply yesterday as Seattle recorded the hottest temperature in its history, a sizzling 103 degrees, and heat records melted across the region, reports the Seattle Times. Relief is still a sweaty few days away as a heat warning remains in effect for much of the state throughout the week.

A customer leaves Home Depot with a ceiling fan during a record heat wave in Seattle yesterday.
A customer leaves Home Depot with a ceiling fan during a record heat wave in Seattle yesterday.   (AP Photo/Seattlepi.com, Joshua Trujillo)
With temperatures reaching 100 degrees, Tuwmaa Muhammad of Parkland, Wash. wheels his air conditioner out of storage.
With temperatures reaching 100 degrees, Tuwmaa Muhammad of Parkland, Wash. wheels his air conditioner out of storage.   (AP Photo/The News Tribune, Peter Haley)
Mike Stokes leans near a misting fan to cool down before taking a seat to watch the Seattle Mariners play the Toronto Blue Jays..
Mike Stokes leans near a misting fan to cool down before taking a seat to watch the Seattle Mariners play the Toronto Blue Jays..   (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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scootersrockin
Jul 30, 09 9:29 AM CDT
Thats funny, out here in Indiana we are having the coolest summer on record. Reply
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Snowleopard
Jul 30, 09 2:47 PM CDT
did you have more snow and/or rain than usual this winter? That would partially explain it. It's hot as hell in portland this week.
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Mad
Jul 30, 09 2:57 PM CDT
Mighty mild Summer in the NE too. Only, we live many, many miles from Seattle, so, I don't find it 'funny' we are having different weather. What kind of idiot thinks the entire country should all have the same weather? Reply
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