Cooling centers in Spokane will open Sunday There will be 1,000 spaces open in central and neighborhood cooling centers to anyone needing relief from the heat. Author: Mia Hunt Updated: 5:08 PM PDT July 16, 2021 SPOKANE, Wash. — The City of Spokane will be open again on Sunday ahead of temperatures in the high 90's. The cooling centers were open in early July during the historic heat wave that hit the Pacific Northwest. There were 20 people in Spokane who died from heat-related complications and 91 people died in all of Washington. There will be 1,000 spaces open in central and neighborhood cooling centers to anyone needing relief from the heat.