More heat records smashed across BC, including one in Okanagan going back to 1916

British Columbia’s heat wave continues, with yet more temperature records knocked down on Tuesday.

It marks the fourth day in a row that history has been made in the province.

Environment Canada’s preliminary data, published this morning, list the following new records:

• Blue River: New record of 33.5; old record of 31.5 set in 1996

• Burns Lake: New record of 31.5; old record of 28.7 set in 2023

• Ashcroft: New record of 39.7; old record of 34 set in 1996

• Chetwynd: New record of 32; old record of 28.9 set in 2023

• Clearwater: New record of 36.7; old record of 35 set in 1934

• Clinton: New record of 33.2; old record of 29.5 set in 2022

• Dawson Creek: New record of 31.1; old record of 29.4 set in 2022

• Fort Nelson: New record of 31; old record of 30 set in 1950

• Fort St John: New record of 29.8ºC; old record of 29.4 set in 1933

• Sechelt: New record of 29.6; old record of 28.8 set in 2016

• Kamloops: New record of 37.3; old record of 37.2 set in 1934

• Kelowna: New record of 36.9; old record of 33.6 set in 1996

• Lillooet: New record of 40.4; old record of 36.7 set in 1933

• Lytton: New record of 41.3; old record of 36.6 set in 1986

• Mackenzie Airport: New record of 28.9; old record of 27.3 set in 1988

• Merritt: New record of 36.5; old record of 35 set in 1996

• Nanaimo: New record of 31.2; old record of 31.0 set in 2016

• Nelson: New record of 35.2; old record of 33.7 set in 2011

• Pemberton: New record of 35.6; old record of 34.5 set in 1996

• Princeton: New record of 37.1; old record of 35.8 set in 1996

• Puntzi Mountain: New record of 34.3; old record of 29.6 set in 1996

• Qualicum Beach: New record of 28.8; old record of 28.6 set in 2016

• Quesnel: New record of 34; old record of 33.3 set in 1934

• Sechelt: New record of 29.6; old record of 28.8 set in 2016

• Sparwood: New record of 33.1; old record of 30.7 set in 1981

• Summerland: New record of 36; old record of 33 set in 1981

• Tatlayoko Lake: New record of 35.3; old record of 32.8 set in 1933

• Vernon: New record of 37.2; old record of 32.8 set in 1916

• Williams Lake: New record of 32.6; old record of 28.9 set in 1967

A heat warning remains in effect in various parts of the province, including eastern Vancouver Island, Fraser Canyon, the North Coast, South Okanagan and South Thompson.

The BC Wildfire Service has warned of the risk of fires during the heat wave.

A campfire ban in the Thompson–Okanagan area was announced on Wednesday.