The Canada Day long weekend has been a scorcher, with the hottest day in most parts of the province being July 1, Canada Day.
Motorists along the Trans-Canada Highway between Lytton and Boston Bar were having trouble with overheating vehicles and blown tires.
Temperature records were broken on Monday in a few places around B.C.
Pitt Meadows broke its old record set in 1995 with a high of just over 30 degrees.
Squamish broke its 1963 record with a high of just under 30 degrees.
Whistler broke its old record from 1995 with a high of 34.5 degrees.
Quesnel broke its Canada Day record going all the way back to 1942 with a high of 35.7 degrees.
Global BC’s senior meteorologist Mark Madryga said the weather switched quickly a few days ago with a strong flow of air from the southern United States.
“The jet stream carrying in the desert southwest heat, Las Vegas and Phoenix and Palm Springs were all in the upper 40’s over the weekend,” he said. “We’re not seeing upper 40’s, we’re getting some of that heat with afternoon highs today 35 to 40 in the southern interior.”
Some temperature records were broken on Sunday, with Squamish breaking another record with 34.2 degrees.
Abbotsford did break a record with 33.2 degrees; the old record was 33.0. Chetwynd also broke a record with 28 degrees.
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