B.C. heat wave breaks 13 more single-day temperature records
After setting 10 new records on Wednesday, , 14 more single-day records were set on Thursday.
B.C.’s hot spot was Osoyoos where temperatures reached 41.2 C — tying the record set in 1996. Lytton was a close second, coming in at 41.1 C — breaking the previous 40.6 C set in 2009. Most of the province remains under a heat warning from Environment Canada. Several parts of B.C. including Arrow Lakes, East Columbia, West Columbia, East Kootenay, the Kootenays, Elk Valley, Shuswap and Yoho Park are under severe thunderstorm watch.B.C. single-day heat records set on Thursday• Kelowna – 38.7 C • Port Hardy – 24.1 C READ MORE:
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