Although the official start of fall is less than a week away, the majority of British Columbia continues to enjoy summer-like heat.
Forecasts around the province are calling for a shift this weekend, just in time for autumn to begin on Monday, but records are being broken in the meantime.
According to Environment Canada, six BC communities saw record-high temperatures for Sept. 16 on Tuesday.
All of those records were broken on the coast or Vancouver Island.
Here’s a list of record-high temperatures that were registered by Environment Canada on Tuesday:
- Bella Bella (26.5°C) - old record of 25.8°C set in 1995
- Malahat (25.4°C) - old record of 25.2°C set in 1995
- Port Hardy (24.6°C) - old record of 22.1°C set in 2000
- Prince Rupert (24.3°C) - old record of 23.3°C set in 1954
- Sechelt (26.9°C) - old record of 26°C set in 1981
- White Rock (29°C) - old record of 28.9°C set in 1967
