Record Report  Statement as of 5:25 am PDT on May 23, 2013

... Daily rainfall and coldest high temperature records set on
Wednesday may 22...

A large low pressure system over the Pacific northwest brought
unusually cold temperatures to southwest Washington and northwest
Oregon on Wednesday. Record coldest daily high temperatures were set
at multiple locations. Heavy rainfall also affected parts of the
region... with several stations setting new daily rainfall records.

Following are the stations that set new coldest high temperature
records.

... At Portland Oregon Airport...
a record coldest maximum temperature of 50 degrees was set at the
Portland Oregon Airport on Wednesday. This breaks the old record of
55 degrees set in 1980.

This also ties for the 3rd coldest high temperature ever recorded at
the Portland Oregon Airport during the month of may.

... At Portland Oregon downtown...
a record coldest maximum temperature of 48 degrees was set at the
Portland Oregon downtown site on Wednesday. This breaks the old
record of 50 degrees set in 1905.

... At Newport Oregon...
a record coldest maximum temperature of 50 degrees was set at the
Newport Oregon Airport on Wednesday. This breaks the record of 51
degrees set in 1905.

... At Vancouver Washington...
a record coldest maximum temperature of 50 degrees was set at the
Vancouver Washington Airport on Wednesday. This breaks the record of
52 degrees set in 1905.

... At Hillsboro Oregon...
a record coldest maximum temperature of 50 degrees was set at the
Hillsboro Oregon Airport on Wednesday. This breaks the record of 54
degrees set in 1984.

... At McMinnville Oregon...
a record coldest maximum temperature of 52 degrees was set at the
McMinnville Oregon Airport on Wednesday. This ties the record of 52
degrees set in 1905.

... At Hood River Oregon...
a record coldest maximum temperature of 48 degrees was set at the
Hood River Oregon Airport on Wednesday. This breaks the record of 50
degrees set in 1905

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Following are the stations that set new daily rainfall records.

... At Portland Oregon...
a record daily rainfall record of 1.19 inches was set at the Portland
Oregon Airport on Wednesday. This breaks the old record of 0.78
inches set in 1984.

... At Hillsboro Oregon...
a record daily rainfall record of 1.00 inches was set at the
Hillsboro Oregon Airport on Wednesday. This breaks the old record of
0.67 inches set in 2006.

... At Troutdale Oregon...
a record daily rainfall record of 0.88 inches was set at the
Troutdale Oregon Airport on Wednesday. This breaks the old record of
0.60 inches set in 1996.

... At Vancouver Washington...
a record daily rainfall record of 1.12 inches was set at the
Vancouver Washington Airport on Wednesday. This breaks the old
record of 0.85 inches set in 1905.