Kamloops set a new daily temperature record on Saturday

Kamloops is one of six BC cities that set new daily temperature records for the middle of September.

Kamloops beat out a record set more than 50 years ago.

The Blue River area in the North Thompson saw a new daytime high of 28ºC for Sept. 16.

Here’s a list of those new daily temperature records:

• Blue River area (28.6°C) – old record of 28°C set in 1981

• Kamloops (32.4°C) – old record of 31.7°C set in 1967

• Kelowna (30.1°C) – tied with a record set in 2001

• Penticton (30°C) – old record of 29.4°C set in 1924

• Summerland (30.8°C) – old record of 29.1°C set in 2009

• Vernon (30.1°C) – old record of 29.5°C set in 1998