The mild airmass currently parked over western Canada led to more daily temperature records across British Columbia on Tuesday.
According to Environment Canada, nearly two dozen areas set new records, with 21 eclipsing old marks and two tying existing records.
The warmest community in B.C. on Tuesday was Abbotsford, which reached 18.4 C, shattering its old mark of 13.4 C, set in 1995.
Yet as warm as it was in the Fraser Valley on Tuesday, it was even warmer in Maple Creek, Sask., which was the nation’s hot spot at 21.1 C.
And in Alberta, 25 areas set new daily highs, though none as hot as Abbotsford, with 16 areas in Manitoba also setting daily highs for Jan. 30.
Tuesday was the third day in a row of record-breaking warmth, and more records are expected to fall on Wednesday.
Below are the B.C. areas that set or tied daily high temperatures for Jan. 30, 2024.
Abbotsford
- New record: 18.4 C
- Old record: 13.4 C, set in 1995
Agassiz
- New record: 17.1 C
- Old record: 14.4 C, set in 1931
Blue River
- New record: 9.7 C
- Old record: 8.6 C, set in 1989
Cache Creek
- New record: 15.2 C
- Old record: 14.0 C, set in 1989
Clinton
- New record: 9.4 C
- Old record: 8.0 C, set in 1989
Dease Lake
- New record: 5.9 C
- Old record: 5.0 C, set in 1984
Esquimalt
- New record: 15.4 C
- Old record: 14.1 C, set in 1995
Estevan Point
- New record: 14.0 C
- Old record: 13.9 C, set in 1931
Gonzales Point
- New record: 15.4 C
- Old record: 14.1 C, set in 1995
Hope
- New record: 14.3 C
- Old record: 13.8 C, set in 1989
Lytton
- Tied record of 15.0 C, set in 1971
Mackenzie
- New record: 8.6 C
- Old record: 8.4 C, set in 1993
Prince George
- Tied record of 12.2 C, set in 1935
Puntzi Mountain
- New record: 8.1 C
- Old record: 7.5 C, set in 1997
Quesnel
- New record: 12.7 C
- Old record: 11.5 C, set in 1997
Sechelt
- New record: 13.6 C
- Old record: 13.3 C, set in 1960
Sparwood
- New record: 11.1 C
- Old record: 7.2 C, set in 1971
Squamish
- New record: 12.4 C
- Old record: 12.2 C, set in 2007
Victoria
- New record: 14.1 C
- Old record: 14.0 C, set in 1995
West Vancouver
- New record: 17.8 C
- Old record: 15.5 C, set in 1995
Whistler
- New record: 8.2 C
- Old record: 7.8 C, set in 1962
Williams Lake
- New record: 10.5 C
- Old record: 9.3 C, set in 1997
Yoho Park
- New record: 7.4 C
- Old record: 6.1 C, set in 1962
Not only did those communities set daily high records, but many communities also experienced record-setting overnight temperatures.
For example, the warmest overnight temperature in Abbotsford on Jan. 30 had been 8.2 C, which was set in 1992. However, a new record was set on Tuesday when the overnight temperature fell to just 10.8 C.
Records for the warmest minimum temperatures on Jan. 30, 2024, are listed below.
Abbotsford
- New record: 10.8 C
- Old record: 8.2 C, set in 1992
Blue River
- New record: 0.5 C
- Old record: 0.0 C, set in 1992
Clinton
- New record: 1.8 C
- Old record: 0.0 C, set in 1992
Duncan
- New record: 9.8 C
- Old record: 8.5 C, set in 1992
Fort Nelson
- New record: 0.4 C
- Old record: -1.1 C, set in 1993
Malahat
- New record: 8.9 C
- Old record: 8.1 C, set in 1992
Nelson
- New record: 3.3 C
- Old record: 3.0 C, set in 2005
Pemberton
- New record: 2.1 C
- Old record: 2.0 C, set in 1989
Pitt Meadows
- New record: 9.5 C
- Old record: 7.8 C, set in 1935
Richmond
- New record: 10.9 C
- Old record: 8.9 C, set in 1992
Salmon Arm
- New record: 2.4 C
- Old record: 1.6 C, set in 1998
Squamish
- Tied record of 7.0 C, set in 1989
Vancouver
- New record: 9.2 C
- Old record: 8.9 C, set in 1992
Victoria
- New record: 10.1 C
- Old record: 8.9 C, set in 1877
West Vancouver
- New record: 10.7 C
- Old record: 8.0 C, set in 1992
White Rock
- New record: 11.4 C
- Old record: 10.0 C, set in 1992
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