More than a dozen temperature records broken across BC

More than a dozen temperature records were broken across British Columbia on Thursday, according to Environment Canada’s preliminary data.

Some of the old records went back decades, and a couple close to a century.

The 16 records broken were:

• Burns Lake: New record of 30.1ºC; old record of 27.5ºC set in 2017

• Chetwynd: New record of 30.7ºC; old record of 28.5ºC set in 2017

• Dawson Creek: New record of 31.6ºC; old record of 29.2ºC set in 2006

• Fort St John: New record of 28.6ºC; old record of 28.3ºC set in 1934

• Gibsons area: New record of 30.4ºC; old record of 30.1ºC set in 2017

• Mackenzie: New record of 27.3ºC; old record of 26.6ºC set in 2006

• Malahat: New record of 29.7ºC; old record of 29ºC set in 2017

• Puntzi Mountain: New record of 32.8ºC; old record of 28.7ºC set in 2017

• Quesnel: New record of 31.3ºC; old record of 30ºC set in 1934

• Sechelt: New record of 30.4ºC; old record of 30.1ºC set in 2017

• Smithers: New record of 29.5ºC; old record of 29.1ºC set in 2017

• Squamish: New record of 33.6ºC; old record of 30.5ºC set in 1986

• Tatlayoko Lake: New record of 31.9ºC; old record of 30.6ºC set in 1934

• Whistler: New record of 33.5ºC; old record of 30.7ºC set in 2006

• Williams Lake: New record of 30.6ºC; old record of 30.1ºC set in 2017

• Bella Bella: New record of 6ºC; old record of 6.9ºC set in 2015

Looking ahead, more hot days are on tap.

Next week, however, most of the province is expected to see cooler weather.