37 more B.C. temperature records broken by heat wave

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B.C.’s power activity crested successful immoderate parts of nan state connected Tuesday, breaking dozens of records for nan 3rd consecutive day.

There were 37 power records broken, according to Environment Canada. Of those, 4 locations saw temperatures emergence supra 40 C and successful immoderate spots records much than a period aged fell.

The hottest of these record-breaking spots was Lytton wherever power reached 42.5 C Tuesday, breaking nan aged regular somesthesia precocious of 40.6 group successful 1975. Lillooet saw somesthesia gauges emergence to  41.6 C, breaking nan aged grounds of  40.6 group successful 1926. In Cache Creek nan power reached 42.1 C, breaking a regular precocious somesthesia of 40.2 C group successful 2015. And Kamloops besides group a caller grounds of 40.6 C set, breaking nan grounds of  Old  38.6 C group successful 2015.

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The Okanagan, arsenic expected, had searing power connected Tuesday. Two records much than a period aged were surgery by it.

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In Vernon, a grounds of 39.6 C was group Tuesday, surpassing a grounds of 36.7 C group successful 1905. In Penticton, a grounds of 38.4 C was set, breaking Old grounds of 37.2 group successful 1919

Kelowna besides collapsed a regular grounds erstwhile nan power reached 39.3 C, breaking a grounds of  38.6 C group successful 2015.

For overmuch of nan Southern Interior, these types of temperatures are expected to persist for different day, according to Environment Canada, which has extended nan power informing for that region done Thursday. That’s erstwhile they opportunity nan ridge of precocious unit should moderate.

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The Lower Mainland, bluish B.C., nan Island and Sunshine Coast saw immoderate aggravated power Tuesday, but for those regions nan power informing was lifted Wednesday morning.

Before it cools, however, location were records broken.Hope saw a caller grounds of 33.1 C set, breaking nan aged grounds of 32.5 group successful 2010.

Abbotsford residents saw nan somesthesia scope 33.5 C Wednesday, breaking a grounds of  31.8 C group successful 2010 and Pitt Meadows saw a caller precocious of 34.2 C, breaking nan oldest grounds of nan lot,  33.3 C group successful 1875.

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In West Vancouver, nan power reached 30.8 Old grounds of 30.5 group successful 1985.

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While nan power is expected to slow abate, nan forecast still calls for immoderate lukewarm days ahead.

Remaining somesthesia records for Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Blue River
New grounds of 37.3 C breaks 35.5 C group successful 2015

Clearwater
Tied grounds of 38.2 C group successful 2015

Clinton
New grounds of 35.2 C breaks grounds of 34.4 C group successful 1975

Creston
New grounds of 36.9 C breaks grounds of 36.2 C group successful 2015

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Dawson Creek
New grounds of 36.2 C breaks grounds of 33.4 C group successful 2023

Fort Nelson
New grounds of 33.1 C breaks aged grounds of 33 C group successful 2023

Fort St. John
New grounds of 33.4 C breaks grounds of 31.6 C group successful 2023

Gibsons
New grounds of 30.6 C breaks grounds of 27.6 C group successful 2021

Golden
New grounds of 36.4 C breaks grounds of 35.6 C group successful 1930

Mackenzie
New grounds of 34.5 C breaks grounds of 32.7 C group successful 2023

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Malahat
New grounds of 31.6 C breaks grounds of 30.6 C group successful 2015

Merritt
New grounds of 38.4  C breaks grounds of 37.1 C group successful 2015

Pemberton
New grounds of 39.8 C breaks grounds of 37.2 C group successful 1975

Port Alberni
Tied grounds of 36.1 C group successful 1926

Powell River
New grounds of 30.5 C breaks grounds of 30.4 C group successful 1985

Prince George
New grounds of 33 C breaks grounds of 32.2 C group successful 1926

Princeton
New grounds of 39.5 C breaks grounds of 37.2 C group successful 1975

Puntzi Mountain
New grounds of 34.5 C breaks grounds of 31.5 C group successful 2021

Quesnel
New grounds of 37.2 C breaks grounds of 35.6 C group successful 1920

Revelstoke
New grounds of 36.6 C breaks grounds of 36.2 C group successful 2017

Sechelt
New grounds of 30.6 C breaks grounds of 29.4 C group successful 1956

Smithers
New grounds of 32.2 C breaks grounds of 30.6 C group successful 1975

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Squamish
New grounds of 33.4 C breaks grounds of 32 C group successful 1985

Trail
Tied grounds of 39.3 C group successful 2015

Williams Lake
New grounds of 35.1 C breaks grounds of 31.7 C group successful 1975

Yoho
New grounds of 31.8 C breaks grounds of 30 C group successful 1930

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