Fourteen temperature records were set around B.C. on Tuesday, from Prince Rupert to Bella Bella, Ashcroft and across the Fraser Valley and south coast
Ongoing heat warnings cover most of British Columbia and Environment Canada says the sweltering conditions have toppled more than a dozen daily temperature records.
The oldest record to fall was in the Agassiz area of the Fraser Valley, where the mercury hit 36.5 C, almost one degree higher than the previous record set in 1899. It’s the first time this year that B.C. has officially seen the heat climb above 40 C, although the scorcher was not a record for Lytton, which set the country’s all-time high temperature of 49.6 C last year, one day before a wildfire destroyed the village.
Forecasters say sunlight is reacting with pollutants to create high concentrations of ground level ozone east of Vancouver, potentially causing breathing difficulties for pregnant people, children, outside workers or anyone with conditions such as lung disease or asthma.
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