B.C. set 8 more temperature records on Friday, according to Environment Canada
For the fourth day in a row, several B.C. communities set high-temperature records on Friday.
Preliminary data from Environment and Climate Change Canada shows the following eight areas recorded new record highs for July 29:
- Cache Creek area – new record of 41.2, old record of 39.2 set in 2018
- Clinton area – new record of 34.7, old record of 33.3 set in 2018
- Kamloops area – new record of 37.9, old record of 37.6 set in 1998
- Lillooet area – new record of 40.1, old record of 39.8 set in 2018
- Lytton area – new record of 42.2, old record of 41.4 set in 2018
- Merritt area – new record of 37.2, old record of 37 set in 2003
- Nelson area – new record of 38.6, old record of 38.5 set in 2003
- Trail area – new record of 40, old record of 39.3 set in 2014
For Lytton and Clinton, the latest highs represent the third consecutive days on which a record was set. For Cache Creek, Friday was the third record-setting day in the last four.
Armel Castellan, a meteorologist and emergency planner for ECCC, told CTV News more temperature records are possible on Sunday and Monday as the heat wave stretches on.
Temperatures are expected to begin cooling off on Monday, but many areas in the Interior won't see daily highs drop out of the 30s until Wednesday, or even Thursday in the southeastern part of the province, Castellan said.
Daily temperature records are considered preliminary because they haven't gone through Environment Canada's quality assurance and quality control process, which typically takes several weeks, according to Castellan. He said there's "always a little bit of a chance" that weather sensors are malfunctioning, but it's very rare for preliminary records to be overturned.
Castellan stressed that when temperatures begin to decline, the effects of heat-related illness can continue. He encouraged B.C. residents to continue to check on vulnerable people in their lives throughout the coming week.
Most of the province has been under a heat warning since Monday, July 25, and Castellan said he expects the warnings to remain in place through the long weekend, with the decline in temperatures proceeding from north to south and west to east through the province beginning Monday night or Tuesday.
As temperatures fall, unstable air has the potential to lead to thunderstorms, increasing the likelihood of new wildfires in the wake of the heat wave, Castellan said.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
B.C. tenants evicted for landlord's use after refusing large rent increase to take over neighbouring suite
Ashley Dickey and her mother rented part of the same Coquitlam duplex in three different decades under three different landlords.
Mountain guide dies after falling into a crevasse in Banff National Park
A man who fell into a crevasse while leading a backcountry ski group deep in the Canadian Rockies has died.
Expert warns of food consumption habits amid rising prices
A new survey by Dalhousie University's Agri-Food Analytics Lab asked Canadians about their food consumption habits amid rising prices.
MPP Sarah Jama asked to leave Ontario legislature for wearing keffiyeh
MPP Sarah Jama was asked to leave the Legislative Assembly of Ontario by House Speaker Ted Arnott on Thursday for wearing a keffiyeh, a garment which has been banned at Queen’s Park.
Charlie Woods, son of Tiger, shoots 81 in U.S. Open qualifier
Charlie Woods failed to advance in a U.S. Open local qualifying event Thursday, shooting a 9-over 81 at Legacy Golf & Tennis Club.
Ex-tabloid publisher testifies he scooped up possibly damaging tales to shield his old friend Trump
As Donald Trump was running for president in 2016, his old friend at the National Enquirer was scooping up potentially damaging stories about the candidate and paying out tens of thousands of dollars to keep them from the public eye.
Here's why provinces aren't following Saskatchewan's lead on the carbon tax home heating fight
After Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the federal government would still send Canada Carbon Rebate cheques to Saskatchewan residents, despite Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe's decision to stop collecting the carbon tax on natural gas or home heating, questions were raised about whether other provinces would follow suit. CTV News reached out across the country and here's what we found out.
Montreal actress calls Weinstein ruling 'discouraging' but not surprising
A Montreal actress, who has previously detailed incidents she had with disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, says a New York Court of Appeals decision overturning his 2020 rape conviction is 'discouraging' but not surprising.
Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and Drake Maye make it four NFL drafts with quarterbacks going 1-3
Caleb Williams is heading to the Windy City, aiming to become the franchise quarterback Chicago has sought for decades.