Over 20 temperature records eclipsed as heat wave scorches BC

It's officially sunscreen season in B.C. as a blanket of heat covers several regions across the province.

According to Environment Canada, several record high temperatures marks were eclipsed on Thursday, with thermometres pushing well past the 30-degree mark.

The hottest spot in Canada on Thursday was Warfield, B.C. in the southern Interior where the mercury hit 41°C.

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Several more heat records were set in the southern Interior on Thursday, being part of the 24 total new records set for the date:

• Kelowna reached 37.8°C, surpassing the record of 37°C set back in 1978.
• Kamloops reached 40.8°C, breaking the mark of 37.8°C recorded in 1898.
• Vernon tied the record of 35.4°C, originally set in 2013.
• Merritt reached 36.8°C, eclipsing the 1981 record of 35.5°C.
• Cache Creek hit a scorching mark of 41°C, knocking off the old record of 37.6°C set in 1978.

For the full list of new records for August 9, visit Environment Canada's website by clicking here.

There's potential for even more records to fall today, with several heat warnings in effect across southern B.C., including Metro Vancouver, Kamloops and Kelowna.