For the third day in a row, B.C. has broken temperature records as the province deals with a heat wave.
Preliminary data shared by Environment Canada revealed 14 records for July 28 fell or were tied due to the heat, with several records from the 1930s being broken.
Lytton, which recorded the hottest temperature ever seen in the country last summer, broke a record for the second day in a row. On Thursday, the area recorded a high of 41.1 C, breaking a record set in 2009 of 40.6. On Wednesday, it got to 42 C in that area, breaking its 1939 record for that day of 40 C.
Osoyoos also saw a scorching hot temperature above 40 C. That town recorded 41.2 C on Thursday, tying the record it set in 1996. Other high temperature records that were broken, according to Environment Canada's preliminary data, include:Clearwater area – new record of 39.2, old record of 38.5 set in 1998.Dawson Creek area – new record of 32.5, old record of 30 set in 1937.Mackenzie area – new record of 33.4, old record of 32.9 set in 2009.Port Hardy area – new record of 24.1, old record of 23.9 set in 2021.Puntzi Mountain area – new record of 34.2, old record of 33.8 set in 2009.Vernon area – new record of 37.
"A strong ridge of high pressure continues to bring a heat wave to British Columbia this week," an explanation from Environment Canada said.Some areas in B.C.'s southwest Interior are still expected to see temperatures as high as 40 C in the coming days. In Metro Vancouver, it could get up to 35 C inland, though it's expected to be about five degrees cooler by the water.
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