14 warm weather records broken in 1 day in B.C., including one from 1922
British Columbians across the province got an early taste of summer this week with sudden and short-lived record-breaking heat.
It was so warm in B.C. on Wednesday that 14 temperature records were set just that day, and the high in one area tied with the previous record.
A summary from Environment Canada showed some of those records dated back as far as the 1920s.
The hottest June 2 in Pemberton, prior to Wednesday, was in 1922, when the mercury climbed to 33.3 C. On June 2 of this year, the high reached 33.5.
- More heat to come? Here's B.C.'s summer forecast
While Pemberton's is among the records that fell this week, other areas saw even higher temperatures.
The Trail area set a record with a high of 36.5 C, beating out the old record of 33.3 which was set back in 1937.
In Kelowna, a high of 36.2 C was recorded, surpassing the previous 34.5 C reached in 2007. It was also 36 in Kamloops, according to the weather agency. The old record in that city was set 60 years ago, when thermometres registered a high of 35.6.
Osoyoos, too, saw highs above 36 – 36.2 to be exact. The previous record there was 35 C on June 2, 1970.
Here's the full list, sorted in descending order based on Wednesday's temperature:
- Trail area: 36.5 C, beating the previous record of 33.3 set in 1937;
- Kelowna area: 36.2, previous record of 34.5 set in 2007;
- Osoyoos area: 36.2, previous record of 35 set in 1970
- Kamloops area: 36, previous record of 35.6 set in 1961;
- Vernon area: 35.6, previous record of 34.4 set in 2007;
- Penticton area: 35.3, previous record of 33.9 set in 1961;
- Creston area: 34.8, previous record of 32.8 set in 1937;
- Summerland area: 33.9, tied with record set in 1970;
- Pemberton area: 33.5, previous record of 33.3 set in 1922;
- Princeton area: 33.4, previous record of 33.3 set in 1970;
- Cranbrook area: 32.6, previous record of 32.4 in 1986;
- Nakusp area: 32.2, previous record of 31.2 set in 2007;
- Golden area: 31.2, previous record of 31.1 in 1961;
- Malahat area: 28.6, previous record of 27.2 set in 2009; and
- Yoho National Park area: 27.1, previous record of 26.1 set in 1970.
Worth noting is the historical records vary based on Environment Canada weather stations. Some stations have kept records since the late 1800s, while others began as recently as in 1986.
The weather agency says the new records are preliminary, and the records in the report are "derived from a selection of historical stations in each geographic location that were active during the period of record."
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
Quebec nurse had to clean up after husband's death in Montreal hospital
On a night she should have been mourning, a nurse from Quebec's Laurentians region says she was forced to clean up her husband after he died at a hospital in Montreal.
Northern Ont. lawyer who abandoned clients in child protection cases disbarred
A North Bay, Ont., lawyer who abandoned 15 clients – many of them child protection cases – has lost his licence to practise law.
Bank of Canada officials split on when to start cutting interest rates
Members of the Bank of Canada's governing council were split on how long the central bank should wait before it starts cutting interest rates when they met earlier this month.
Maple Leafs fall to Bruins in Game 3, trail series 2-1
Brad Marchand scored twice, including the winner in the third period, and added an assist as the Boston Bruins downed the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 to take a 2-1 lead in their first-round playoff series Wednesday
Cuban government apologizes to Montreal-area family after delivering wrong body
Cuba's foreign affairs minister has apologized to a Montreal-area family after they were sent the wrong body following the death of a loved one.
'It was instant karma': Viral video captures failed theft attempt in Nanaimo, B.C.
Mounties in Nanaimo, B.C., say two late-night revellers are lucky their allegedly drunken antics weren't reported to police after security cameras captured the men trying to steal a heavy sign from a downtown business.
What is changing about Canada's capital gains tax and how does it impact me?
The federal government's proposed change to capital gains taxation is expected to increase taxes on investments and mainly affect wealthy Canadians and businesses. Here's what you need to know about the move.
New Indigenous loan guarantee program a 'really big deal,' Freeland says at Toronto conference
Canada's Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland was among the 1,700 delegates attending the two-day First Nations Major Projects Coalition (FNMPC) conference that concluded Tuesday in Toronto.
'Life was not fair to him': Daughter of N.B. man exonerated of murder remembers him as a kind soul
The daughter of a New Brunswick man recently exonerated from murder, is remembering her father as somebody who, despite a wrongful conviction, never became bitter or angry.