115-year-old Okanagan temperature record broken on Saturday

One final push of summer weather on Saturday led to several temperature records being broken throughout the region.

The oldest records to fall were in Vernon and Kamloops as the two communities surpassed previous highs that were recorded in 1910.

In Vernon, the area reached a high of 30.8℃ on Saturday, while the Kamloops area recorded a high of 30.3℃, 0.3℃ warmer than the previous benchmark.

Back in the Okanagan, Kelowna passed the previous record of 29.1℃ from 2012 with 29.8℃.

Summerland and Penticton both eclipsed records of 28.9℃ from 1938 with highs of 30.2℃ and 29.3℃, respectively.