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Oregon max temperatures

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Math topic: Optimization Contour plots Topic: Temperature Heat map

Oregon max temperatures

The PRISM Climate Group publishes data on max temperatures throughout the US on every date. One can use it to draw heat maps for any state and date.

In particular, one can think about temperature changes as one drives along a highway. An example for Oregon and the I-84 is shown below.

Temperatures in Oregon on July 27, 2025. Own creation with data from PRISM and the US Census Bureau (see source details notes below).

Oregon and I-84 temperature and geographical data.

Sources for the above data