Temperature records tumble as arctic air chills B.C.

What falls in the winter but never gets hurt? Snow.

OK, I’ll see myself out now.

But also falling on Friday: Nearly 20 weather records across B.C., courtesy of plunging temperatures.

1:41 B.C. evening weather forecast: Jan. 11

According to Environment Canada, 16 communities recorded a record-low temperature for Jan. 12, with another four tying their record low.

The coldest area in the province was Puntzi Mountain at a body-shivering -48.4 C. The previous record for the community, located around two hours west of Williams Lake, was -40.6 C, set in 1969.

Notably, just across the Yukon border, Watson Lake tied its record of -49.4 C.

Records also fell along the South Coast, with Victoria, West Vancouver and White Rock reaching new lows.

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Below are the communities that set or tied a daily minimum temperature record for Jan. 12.

Abbotsford

• New record: -15.4 C
• Old record: -12.8 C, set in 2007

Bella Bella

• New record: -13.1 C
• Old record: -9.8 C, set in 2020

Clinton

• New record: -34.4 C
• Old record: -27 C, set in 1993

Creston

• New record: -23.3 C
• Old record: -22.8 C, set in 1937

Estevan Point

• Tied record of -6.7 C, set in 1909

Hope

• New record: -18.5 C
• Old record: -16.7 C, set in 1971

Lytton

• New record: -22.6 C
• Old record: -21.7 C, set in 1971

Malahat

• New record: -13.4 C
• Old record: -8.4 C, set in 2007

Nakusp

• New record: -20 C
• Old record: -16.6 C, set in 1998

Nanaimo

• New record: -10.4 C
• Old record: -10.3 C, set in 1998

Princeton

• New record: -36.9 C
• Old record: -34.4 C, set in 1930

Puntzi Mountain

• New record: -48.4 C
• Old record: -40.6 C, set in 1969

Qualicum Beach

• Tied record of -9 C, set in 2017

Sechelt

• New record: -9 C
• Old record: -7.5 C, set in 1998

Squamish

• New record: -14 C
• Old record: -12.5 C, set in 2017

Tatlayoko Lake

• New record: -40 C
• Old record: -34.4 C, set in 2007

Trail

• Tied record of -20 C, set in 1998

Victoria

• New record: -10.7 C
• Old record: -9.4 C, set in 1963

Watson Lake

• Tied record of -49.4 C, set in 1972

West Vancouver

• New record: -12.8 C
• Old record: -10.4 C, set in 1998

White Rock

• New record: -14.4 C
• Old record: -11.7 C, set in 1950