Wednesday was certainly a weird day weather-wise.
British Columbia’s coastal region was pounded by rain, while the southern Interior saw stormy conditions during the afternoon that wreaked havoc in some areas like Osoyoos.
It wasn’t just Osoyoos that saw destructive wind, as FortisBC and BC Hydro reported power outages all over the Kootenays.
But it wasn’t all wind, rain and lightning on Wednesday.
Before and after the storms rolled through, it was a nice sunny day in many parts of the southern Interior, and it was hot as well.
It soared past 30°C in parts of the Kootenays, which was enough to smash three temperature records in Creston, Nakusp and Nelson.
Creston hit a high of 31.7°C, which eclipsed the previous Sept. 25 high mark of 28.3°C set all the way back in 1952.
Nakusp smashed its 30-year-old record of 26°C by over five degrees, reaching a high of 31.1°C on Wednesday.
And in Nelson it hit 30.9°C, which was enough to comfortably break the former high of 28.4°C set in 1994 as well.
Along with temperature records, Environment Canada also shared data on where the wind was most felt in the southern Interior.
The forecaster explained that a "vigorous frontal system brought very warm air followed by strong wind gusts to the BC Interior on Wednesday."
Here are the notable maximum wind speeds recorded, including a reading of 107 km/h in Nelson:
