Warm Temperature Records Broken in BC
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  • Writer's pictureKyle Sooley-Brookings

Warm Temperature Records Broken in BC



Several high temperatures records were set in British Columbia on Thursday.


A strong ridge of high pressure over the BC coast led to multiple new daily high temperature records.


The following is a preliminary summary of new daily temperature records for May 9.


Abbotsford

New record 27.1

Old record 26.7 set in 1946

Records began in 1944


Bella Bella

New record 24.3

Old record 22.0 set in 2005

Records began in 1977


Bella Coola

New record 27.7

Old record 27.1 set in 2005

Records began in 1895


Campbell River

New record 27

Old record 24.4 set in 1968

Records began in 1958


Chilliwack

New record 27.7

Old record 27.5 set in 1987

Records began in 1881


Gibsons

New record 25.8

Old record 22.8 set in 1968

Records began 1949


Malahat

New record 23.8

Old record 22.0 set in 1987

Records began 1986


Nanaimo

New record 27

Old record 25.0 set in 1969

Records began 1892


Pitt Meadows

New record 28.0

Old record 27.8 set in 1878

Records began in 1874


Powell River

New record 24.9

Old record 24.4 set in 1949

Records began in 1924


Sechelt

New record 25.8

Old record 22.8 set in 1975

Records began in 1956


Squamish

New record 29.5

Old record 26.1 set in 1968

Records began in 1960


Terrace

New record 26.4

Old record 26.1 set in 1975

Records began in 1912


Tofino

New record 25.5

Old record 22.8 set in 1968

Records began in 1896


Victoria

New record 25.4

Old record 23.3 set in 1968

Records began in 1914


Based on ECCC Data

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