More records melt in B.C.’s ongoing heat wave

British Columbia’s ongoing power activity continues to break regular somesthesia records, pinch different 16 pouring connected Wednesday.

As sweltering power settled further into nan progressively barren landscape, Ashcroft, aliases nan Cache Creek area, was nan hottest of all. It reached 40.5 C connected July 17, breaking a grounds of  38.8 C group successful 2018.

Not acold from that was Vernon, wherever a caller grounds of 39 C was set, breaking a grounds of 36.9 C group successful 2018.

Remaining record-breaking areas saw temperatures linger successful nan mid- to precocious 30s. Those records tin beryllium recovered below.

High temperatures and power warnings from Environment Canada person persisted into their 2nd week consecutive for nan Southern Interior, North Thompson and moreover Howe Sound.

“An extended play of precocious temperatures will proceed arsenic a ridge of precocious unit remains complete nan region,” Environment Canada said Thursday.

“Little alleviation is expected astatine nighttime pinch elevated overnight temperatures. Current guidance is indicating that nan precocious temperatures will proceed done nan weekend, past go much mean early adjacent week.”

Daily maximum somesthesia records connected July 17

Blue River
New grounds of 36.5 C
Old grounds of 34.5 C group successful 1979

Burns Lake
New grounds of 32.8 C
Old grounds of 32.2 C group successful 1958

Chetwynd
New grounds of 35.1 C
Old grounds of 34 C group successful 1979

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Dawson Creek
New grounds of 34.4 C
Old grounds of 30.6 C group successful 1958

Gibsons
New grounds of 31 C
Old grounds of 28 C group successful 2009

Mackenzie
New grounds of 34.6 C
Old grounds of 31.5 C group successful 1979

Nakusp
New grounds of 36.1 C
Old grounds of 35.9 C group successful 2004

Pemberton
New grounds of 38.5 C
Old grounds of 38.1 C group successful 2004

Puntzi Mountain
New grounds of 34 C
Old grounds of 32.3 C group successful 2012

Qualicum Beach Airport
New grounds of 32 C
Old grounds of 30.5 C group successful 1995

Sparwood
New grounds of 34.2 C
Old grounds of 33.1 C group successful 2007

Squamish
New grounds of 32.8 C
Old grounds of 32.3C group successful 2009

Whistler
New grounds of 35.2 C
Old grounds of 33.2 C group successful 2004

Williams Lake
New grounds of 33.1 C
Old grounds of 32 C group successful 1979