Photos: Heat Dome breaks record temperatures

PORTLAND, Oregon (KOIN) – The Portland metropolitan area broke multiple high temperature records last weekend, and the region is set to see a third day of record breaking temperatures.

In fact, the projected high for Monday in Portland is 113 degrees, compared to 112 degrees on Sunday and 108 degrees on Saturday. Fortunately, despite the potential for another broken record, cooler temperatures will set in across the region from Monday evening.

LIST: Portland cold centers, metropolitan areas

So how do people stay cool in this extreme heat? There are cooling shelters in the Portland and Vancouver area, along with splash pads all over Portland, and many others go to malls and libraries to brave the heat.

Take a look at some photos from the region below:

  • PORTLAND, OR – JUNE 27: Pablo Miranda cools off at Salmon Springs Fountain on June 27, 2021 in Portland, Oregon. During a historic heat wave this weekend, temperatures were record high in the northwest. (Photo by Nathan Howard / Getty Images)
  • PORTLAND, OR – JUNE 27: Pablo Miranda cools off at Salmon Springs Fountain on June 27, 2021 in Portland, Oregon. During a historic heat wave this weekend, temperatures were record high in the northwest. (Photo by Nathan Howard / Getty Images)
  • PORTLAND, OR – JUNE 27: Austun Wilde takes her two dogs, Bird Is The Wurd and Fenrir, to rest at a cooling center at the Oregon Convention Center on June 27, 2021 in Portland, Oregon. During a historic heat wave this weekend, temperatures were record high in the northwest. (Photo by Nathan Howard / Getty Images)
  • CLACKAMAS, OR – JUNE 27: Swimmers cool off in the Clackamas River in High Rocks Park on June 27, 2021 in Portland, Oregon. During a historic heat wave this weekend, temperatures were record high in the northwest. (Photo by Nathan Howard / Getty Images)
  • PORTLAND, OR – JUNE 27: An abandoned and melting glass of ice dries along a city street on June 27, 2021 in Portland, Oregon. During a historic heat wave this weekend, temperatures were record high in the northwest. (Photo by Nathan Howard / Getty Images)
  • VANCOUVER, WA – JUNE 27: Everett Clayton looks at a digital thermometer on a nearby building that reads 116 degrees as he walks to his apartment in Vancouver, Washington on June 27, 2021. During a historic heat wave this weekend, temperatures were record high in the northwest. (Photo by Nathan Howard / Getty Images)
  • CLACKAMAS, OR – JUNE 27: Cliff divers line up along the Clackamas River in High Rocks Park on June 27, 2021 in Portland, Oregon. During a historic heat wave this weekend, temperatures were record high in the northwest. (Photo by Nathan Howard / Getty Images)
  • PORTLAND, OR – JUNE 27: Austun Wilde takes her two dogs, Bird Is The Wurd and Fenrir, to rest at a cooling center at the Oregon Convention Center on June 27, 2021 in Portland, Oregon. During a historic heat wave this weekend, temperatures were record high in the northwest. (Photo by Nathan Howard / Getty Images)
  • PORTLAND, OR – JUNE 27: Pablo Miranda sweats in the extreme heat on June 27, 2021 in Portland, Oregon. During a historic heat wave this weekend, temperatures were record high in the northwest. (Photo by Nathan Howard / Getty Images)
  • PORTLAND, OR – JUNE 27: Children play at Salmon Springs Fountain in Portland, Oregon on June 27, 2021. During a historic heat wave this weekend, temperatures were record high in the northwest. (Photo by Nathan Howard / Getty Images)
  • PORTLAND, OR – JUNE 27: Portland residents fill a refrigeration center with a capacity of approximately 300 people at the Oregon Convention Center on June 27, 2021 in Portland, Oregon. During a historic heat wave this weekend, temperatures were record high in the northwest. (Photo by Nathan Howard / Getty Images)
  • PORTLAND, OR – JUNE 27: Portland residents fill a refrigeration center with a capacity of approximately 300 people at the Oregon Convention Center on June 27, 2021 in Portland, Oregon. During a historic heat wave this weekend, temperatures were record high in the northwest. (Photo by Nathan Howard / Getty Images)
  • PORTLAND, OR – JUNE 27: Children play at Salmon Springs Fountain in Portland, Oregon on June 27, 2021. During a historic heat wave this weekend, temperatures were record high in the northwest. (Photo by Nathan Howard / Getty Images)
  • PORTLAND, OR – JUNE 27: Children play at Salmon Springs Fountain in Portland, Oregon on June 27, 2021. During a historic heat wave this weekend, temperatures were record high in the northwest. (Photo by Nathan Howard / Getty Images)
  • PORTLAND, OR – JUNE 27: Kermic Luster rests in a refrigeration center at the Oregon Convention Center on June 27, 2021 in Portland, Oregon. During a historic heat wave this weekend, temperatures were record high in the northwest. (Photo by Nathan Howard / Getty Images)
  • Hunter Sack, 7, runs through the water in Max Patterson Park to escape the heat during a record breaking heat wave in Gladstone, Oregon on Sunday, June 27, 2021. Yesterday a record high was set for the day and today more records are expected. (AP Photo / Craig Mitchellyer)
  • Cyclists ride over a pedestrian bridge in the morning to escape the heat during a record-breaking heat wave in Portland, Oregon, Sunday, June 27, 2021. A record high was set for the day yesterday, and more records are expected for today. (AP Photo / Craig Mitchellyer)
  • Kayakers paddle the Clackamas River to escape the heat during a record-breaking heat wave in Oregon City, Oregon on Sunday, June 27, 2021. A record high was set for the day yesterday, and more records are expected for today. (AP Photo / Craig Mitchellyer)
  • Cody Miller of the Salem Fire Department waits in his truck near a digital sign that records the day’s temperatures during a heat wave in Salem, Oregon on Saturday, June 26, 2021. (AP Photo / Nathan Howard)
  • Salem Fire Department medics and Falck Northwest Ambulance Services respond to a heat alarm during a heat wave on Saturday, June 26, 2021, in Salem, Oregon. (AP Photo / Nathan Howard)
  • Justin Swanner and his dog Havoc swim in the Clackamas River to escape the heat during a record breaking heat wave in Oregon City, Oregon on Sunday, June 27, 2021. A record high was set for the day yesterday and more records are expected today. (AP Photo / Craig Mitchellyer)
  • Raegan Sack, 4, cools off at Max Patterson Park during a record breaking heat wave in Gladstone, Oregon on Sunday, June 27, 2021. A record high was set for the day yesterday, and more records are expected for today. (AP Photo / Craig Mitchellyer)

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