It was another warm day in B.C. and that meant another day of record breaking temperatures.
Ten cities saw records tied or broken, with Summerland being the only standout in the Okanagan, matching its previous high of 16.1°C from 2008.
Temperature records there date back to 1907.
Pitt Meadows set a notable new record at 17.1°C, surpassing the 1905 mark; records have been kept since 1874. West Vancouver posted the highest temperature among reporting areas at 19.6°C, beating its 2013 record of 16.8°C.
In the far north, Fort Nelson didn’t set any records but enjoyed sunny weather and 1.5°C, well above seasonal norms.
Dawson Creek broke its previous record of 12.2°C.
Here’s the full list of areas that set or tied records:
- Cache Creek: 19.4 C, breaking the previous record of 17.7 C set in 2016. Records date back to 1944.
- Clinton: 13 C, breaking the previous record of 12.1 C set in 2008. Records date back to 1974.
- Dawson Creek: 14 C, breaking the previous record of 12.2 C set in 1936. Records date back to 1926.
- Mackenzie: 7.2 C, breaking the previous record of 6.9 C set in 2008. Records date back to 1971.
- Pitt Meadows: 17.1 C, breaking the previous record of 16.1 C set in 1905. Records date back to 1874.
- Smithers: 9.1 C, breaking the previous record of 8.6 C set in 2008. Records date back to 1938.
- Summerland: 16.1 C, tying the previous record set in 2008. Records date back to 1907.
- Vancouver: 15.1 C, breaking the previous record of 14.6 C set in 2013. Records date back to 1896.
- West Vancouver: 19.6 C, breaking the previous record of 16.8 C set in 2013. Records date back to 1976.
- Whistler: 12.5 C, breaking the previous record of 12.4 C set in 1990. Records date back to 1950.
Environment Canada indicates that some area's of B.C. may be in record breaking territory today as well.
-News97.ca with files from Environment Canada
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