Decades-old temperature records smashed across BC, including in Kelowna and Kamloops

Another set of temperature records was smashed in British Columbia over the weekend.

It followed a historically hot Saturday in parts of the province.

According to Environment Canada, the following areas recorded new temperature records for Aug. 24:

• Cache Creek (Ashcroft): New record of 38.2ºC; old record of 35.8ºC set in 2022

• Campbell River area: New record of 32.2ºC; old record of 32ºC set in 2016

• Chetwynd area: New record of 30.6ºC; old record of 30.4ºC set in 2022

• Clearwater area: New record of 34.7ºC; old record of 34.4ºC set in 1958

• Clinton area: New record of 32.2ºC; old record of 31.6ºC set in 2002

• Comox: Tied record of 30.3ºC set in 2016

• Courtenay area: Tied record of 30.3ºC set in 2016

• Creston area: New record of 34.4ºC; old record of 33.5ºC set in 1981

• Kamloops: New record of 36.8ºC; old record of 36.7ºC set in 1958

• Kelowna: New record of 36.2ºC; old record of 35ºC set in 1999

• Lillooet: Tied record of 37.4ºC set in 2022

• Lytton: New record of 40.3ºC; old record of 38.9ºC set in 1958

• Malahat: New record of 30.2ºC; old record of 29.8ºC set in 2022

• Merritt: New record of 36.3ºC; old record of 36ºC set in 1988

• Nanaimo: Tied record of 33.3ºC set in 1958

• Pemberton: Tied record of 36.7ºC set in 2022

• Princeton: New record of 36.8ºC; old record of 36.7ºC set in 1966

• Tatlayoko Lake: New record of 32.5ºC; old record of 31.7ºC set in 1966

• Vernon: New record of 34.8ºC; old record of 33.9ºC set in 1958

• West Vancouver: Tied record of 29.3ºC set in 2022

• Whistler: New record of 35.1ºC; old record of 34.3ºC set in 1988

Environment Canada emphasized that these data could be subject to revision.

BC Wildfire Service, meanwhile, has warned that the fire danger has been increasing amid the "prolonged heat wave" in the province.

The heat is "rapidly drying out forest fuels," the agency said.