A handful of temperature records were broken in British Columbia on Wednesday, including several in the BC Interior going back to the 1930s.
Environment Canada said a “strong ridge of high pressure brought unseasonably high temperatures” to parts of the province yesterday.
The following new records were set:
Blue River: New record of 30.3ºC; old record of 28º set in 1981
Cache Creek (Ashcroft): Tied record of 32.5ºC set in 1981
Clearwater: New record of 32.1ºC; old record of 30ºC set in 1967
Kamloops: New record of 34.1ºC; old record of 32.2ºC set in 1937
Kelowna: New record of 31.5ºC; old record of 29.8ºC set in 1981
Penticton: New record of 31ºC; old record of 30ºC set in 1930
Qualicum Beach: New record of 25ºC; old record of 24.4ºC set in 2012
Salmon Arm: New record of 29.5ºC; old record of 29.4ºC set in 1937
Summerland: New record of 31.8ºC; old record of 28.9ºC set in 1937
Vernon: New record of 31.3ºC; old record of 29ºC set in 1981
Environment Canada said the records “may contain preliminary or unofficial information” and so could be revised.
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The warm September weather was predicted by The Weather Network’s long-range fall forecast that was released earlier this month.
That same forecast called for the heat to “fade as we progress through September,” bringing temperatures down to “near seasonal” in October and November.
