It may be early October, but B.C. is not out of the temperature breaking territory yet.
On Sunday, a record high was set at the Vancouver Airport at 21.2 degrees , edging out the old record of 20.6, set in 1953.
“A warm flow of air pumped northwards from California on Sunday, resulting in afternoon temperatures well above normal, along with sunshine, in Southern B.C.,” says Global BC meteorologist Mark Madryga.
The average high for the date is about 14 degrees, which is also the forecast high for the next several days, according to Madryga.
Stanley Park also broke a record, hitting 21.0, which eclipsed the record of 20.5 set 33 years ago.
Today will be the wettest of the next few days, with some sunshine likely Tuesday through Thursday.
“However, with the flow of air from the Gulf of Alaska, even with the sun shining it won’t warm much past 14 degrees,” says Madryga.
Last year, Lower Mainland enjoyed summer-like weather all the way to Thanksgiving, when an abrupt turn to cooler and stormier weather kicked in.
B.C. had reached a few weather milestones in the last couple of months.
This past September was the third wettest in the last 77 years for the Metro Vancouver region.
Meanwhile, the month of July has recorded no rain at Vancouver International Airport for the first time since Environment Canada started keeping track of weather data.
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