Frigid night erases 100-year-old temperature records across B.C.

Environment Canada is reporting the icy cold airmass lingering over B.C. shattered minimum temperature records across the province.

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As of April 16, 23 temperature records were broken from Vancouver to Prince George and various points between.

Princeton, for example, had a record from 1895 toppled when the mercury dropped to -8.4 C. The old record for this day was -6.7 C.

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Merritt was similarly chilly, with temperatures of -8.3 C recorded. That breaks a record set in 1971, when residents had to cope with lows of -6.7 C.

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In Lytton, where temperatures reached as high as 49 C on June 29, 2021, there was another extreme temperature reached Saturday. It dropped to -3.6 C, breaking a record of -2.2 C set in 1921.

Even usually mild Vancouver found itself in frigid conditions with a preliminary record of -1.2 C set Saturday. That broke an old record of -0.6 C set in 1896.

Bella Bella Area
Preliminary new record of -4.6
Old record of -1.2 set in 2013
Records in this area have been kept since 1977

Bella Coola Area
Preliminary new record of -4.4
Old record of -3.9 set in 1901
Records in this area have been kept since 1895

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Blue River Area
Preliminary new record of -9.0
Old record of -8.9 set in 1971
Records in this area have been kept since 1946

Burns Lake Area
Preliminary new record of -11.5
Old record of -11.4 set in 2000
Records in this area have been kept since 1949

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Cache Creek Area
Preliminary new record of -4.1
Old record of -4.0 set in 1995
Records in this area have been kept since 1944

Clinton Area
Preliminary new record of -9.5
Old record of -7.2 set in 1976
Records in this area have been kept since 1974

Kamloops Area
Preliminary new record of -5.5
Old record of -5.0 set in 1971
Records in this area have been kept since 1890

Lillooet Area
Preliminary new record of -3.4
Old record of -1.7 set in 1973
Records in this area have been kept since 1917

Lytton Area
Preliminary new record of -3.6
Old record of -2.2 set in 1971
Records in this area have been kept since 1921

Merritt Area
Preliminary new record of -8.3
Old record of -6.7 set in 1971
Records in this area have been kept since 1918

Nakusp Area
Preliminary new record of -4.4
Old record of -2.8 set in 1970
Records in this area have been kept since 1966

Nelson Area
Preliminary new record of -3.4
Old record of -2.8 set in 1918
Records in this area have been kept since 1904

Port Hardy Area
Preliminary new record of -2.9
Old record of -1.1 set in 2013
Records in this area have been kept since 1944

Prince George Area
Preliminary new record of -9.5
Old record of -9.4 set in 1927
Records in this area have been kept since 1912

Princeton Area
Preliminary new record of -8.4
Old record of -6.7 set in 1895
Records in this area have been kept since 1893

Puntzi Mountain Area
Preliminary new record of -13.3
Old record of -11.1 set in 1970
Records in this area have been kept since 1959

Quesnel Area
Preliminary new record of -9.1
Old record of -8.9 set in 1909
Records in this area have been kept since 1893

Sechelt Area
Preliminary new record of -0.6
Old record of -0.5 set in 1995
Records in this area have been kept since 1956

Sparwood Area
Preliminary new record of -10.8
Old record of -6.8 set in 1995
Records in this area have been kept since 1969

Squamish Area
Preliminary new record of -2.7
Old record of -1.7 set in 1964
Records in this area have been kept since 1960

Tatlayoko Lake Area
Preliminary new record of -12.9
Old record of -12.2 set in 1968
Records in this area have been kept since 1930

Trail Area
Preliminary new record of -3.9
Old record of -2.6 set in 2013
Records in this area have been kept since 1928