B.C. heat wave: Dozens of daily temperature records broken across the province
The heat wave that gripped much of the West Coast over the weekend saw more than 30 daily temperature records broken across British Columbia Sunday.
While the hot weather is expected to stick around at least one more day, here are the preliminary new daily maximum temperature records:
Abbotsford
New: 33.6 C
Old: 32.8 C set in 1973
Agassiz
New: 34.5 C
Old: 33.3 C set in 1912
Bella Bella
New: 30.7 C
Old : 26 C set in 2016
Blue River
New: 30.9 C
Old: 29.6 C set in 1993
Burns Lake
New: 30.4 C
Old: 29.4 C set in 1973
Cache Creek
New: 34.2 C
Old: 33.9 C set in 2018
Clearwater area
New: 33.9 C
Old 33.3 C set in 1924
Clinton
New: 28.3 C
Old: 28.1 C set in 2018
Comox
New: 31.9 C
Old: 25.6 C set in 1949
Dawson Creek
New: 31.1 C
Old: 29.4 C set in 1973
Estevan Point
New: 23.7 C
Old: 21.1 C set in 1973
Hope
New: 34.9 C
Old: 32.8 C set in 1973
Kelowna
New: 31.9 C
Old: 30.2 C set in 2018
Lillooet
New: 34.9 C
Old: 33.3 C set in 1924
Lytton
New: 34.8 C
Old: 33.9 C set in 1973
Mackenzie
New: 30.7 C
Old: 28.3 C set in 1973
Malahat
New: 28.9 C
Old: 26.7 C set in 2018
Nakusp
New: 29.1 C
Old: 28.1 C set in 1993
Nelson
New: 29.9 C
Old: 29.4 C set in 1912
Pemberton
New: 35 C
Old: 34 C set in 2018
Pitt Meadows
New: 32.3 C
Old: 32.2 C set in 1973
Port Hardy
New: 26.3 C
Old: 25.6 C set in 1973
Powell River
New: 29.5 C
Old: 27.8 C set in 1973
Revelstoke
New: 31.7 C
Old 31.1 C set in 1939
Sechelt
New: 30.5 C
Old: 26.7 C set in 1973
Squamish
New: 35.8 C
Old: 29.2 C set in 2018
Vernon
New: 31.6 C
Old: 30 C set in 1924
Victoria Harbour
New: 30.7 C
Old: 27.8 C set in 1912
West Vancouver
New: 31.7 C
Old: 27.6 C set in 2018
Whistler
New: 31.1 C
Old: 28.9 C set in 1973
White Rock
New: 29.3 C
Old: 26.1 C set in 1939
Yoho National Park area
New: 28.6 C
Old: 26.7 C set in 1924
The hot weather will persist Monday, rising 10 to 15 degrees above seasonal.
Overnight lows will be five to 10 degrees above what is normally experienced this time of year.
The South Coast will have a brief break from the heat as cooler marine air and low cloud pushes in Monday night and Tuesday.
Daytime highs will then be mid to high 20s, about five degrees cooler than the days prior.
Temperatures will rebound higher again on Wednesday.
Environment and Climate Change Canada warns that elevated temperatures increase the risk of heat-related illnesses.
“While the developing heat may result in daily temperature records being broken, it must be emphasized that the expected hot conditions will not approach those reached during the ‘heat dome’ of late June 2021,” wrote ECCC in an advisory Monday morning.
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