Temperature in Portland to potentially go over 110 degrees in place where many still don’t have AC

[Crumpets]

I can throw out there that I grew up in a house without AC in Seattle. At one point my parents bought an AC, but it broke, and there was never really any need to replace it. We just used fans that one or two weeks out of the year when it was hot. Although my parents did later get an AC for their bedroom last year.

I think for most people, it's just a basic cost/risk calculation. What are the chances in any given year that it'll be too hot for me to just use a fan? Pretty slim most years, and probably not enough to warrant investing in a new AC if you don't already have one.

[Crumpets]

I'm pretty sure the last time it hit 103 in Seattle, I went to go see Harry Potter 3 in the theater with a friend of mine.

[Crumpets]

Also going to a movie theater is a great way to ensure AC and being cool for about two hours. If it comes down to that. That's the main thing that got me out to see the latest Conjuring movie.

The Northwest, being the Northwest, most movie theaters are still closed. Or at leas they were when I left a little over a week ago. Not sure if that's a Washington State thing, or just a King County thing, though.

[Crumpets]

I haven't seen a single source that compiles all the deaths by location, but anecdotally, the distinctions are striking. I'm seeing some reports which give a death toll in the US of about 6-12 - that's across both Washington and Oregon. However, in British Columbia, the death toll currently stands at around 134. That seems like a huge discrepancy, especially considering the combined population of Washington and Oregon is 2.3x the population of British Columbia. Anybody know where that might be coming from?