Areas in British Columbia Set New High Temperature Records #BCwx
Several areas of British Columbia either set or tied new daily high temperature records on Sunday.
The cold reprieve was thanks to a warm and moist tropical airmass that swept through the province.
In total there were 16 records that were either tied or broken. Here is a summary of the temperatures from Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Bella Bella Area
New record of 12.9
Old record of 12.4 set in 2008
Records in this area have been kept since 1977
Bella Coola Area
New record of 12.6
Old record of 11.6 set in 1989
Records in this area have been kept since 1895
Burns Lake Area
New record of 10.6
Old record of 10.0 set in 1949
Records in this area have been kept since 1949
Campbell River Area
New record of 12.0
Old record of 11.7 et in 1976
Records in this area have been kept since 1958
Chetwynd Area
New record of 12.6
Old record of 10.5 set in 2005
Records in this area have been kept since 1970
Clinton Area
New record of 11.0
Old record of 7.3 set in 2008
Records in this area have been kept since 1973
Gibsons Area
Tied record of 14.0 set in 1995
Records in this area have been kept since 1949
Mackenzie Area
New record of 8.5
Old record of 4.4 set in 1976
Records in this area have been kept since 1971
Merritt Area
New record of 15.2
Old record of 14.4 set in 1932
Records in this area have been kept since 1918
Prince George Area
New record of 11.9
Old record of 11.7 set in 1936
Records in this area have been kept since 1912
Puntzi Mountain Area
New record of 11.3
Old record of 8.7 set in 2002
Records in this area have been kept since 1959
Sechelt Area
Tied record of 14.0 set in 1995
Records in this area have been kept since 1956
Smithers Area
New record of 11.7
Old record of 7.8 set in 1949
Records in this area have been kept since 1938
Terrace Area
New record of 10.6
Old record of 10.0 set in 1936
Records in this area have been kept since 1912
Victoria Int'l
New record of 15.9
Old record of 15.6 set in 1932
Records in this area have been kept since 1914
Williams Lake Area
New record of 12.4
Old record of 11.4 set in 2008
Records in this area have been kept since 1960
Based on ECCC Data
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