Temperatures are set to plummet below -20 C across a large swath of B.C. on Wednesday, but the unseasonably cold weather already set 15 records the day before.
On Tuesday, Abbotsford set a daily record of -12.1 C, breaking the old record of -12 C set in 2008.
Nearby, Hope set a new record of -15.6 C, breaking the old record of -15.5 C set in 2008.
As expected, the farther north travelled, the colder it got.
The Puntzi Mountain Area set a new record when the mercury plunged to -46.9 C, breaking an old record of -43 C set in 2008.
It wasn’t the only place to fall to such temperature depths. Dease Lake set a preliminary record of -43.1 C Tuesday, breaking a record of -41.1 C set in 1980.
Expect to see more records fall on Wednesday as a very cold arctic air mass has settled over the region.
Temperatures near -25 C to -30 C with northeast winds up to 15 km/h will result in wind chill values near -40 C, except in Yoho Park, where wind chill values may dip to near -45 C.
Temperatures will gradually rise on Thursday and Friday.
Below is the full list of temperature records:
Bella Coola area
Preliminary new record of -20.1 C
Old record of -15.2 C set in 1990
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Burns Lake area
Preliminary new record of -40.8 C
Old record of -37.2 C set in 2008
Fort Nelson area
Preliminary new record of -42.4 C
Old record of -40.8 C set in 1980
Fort St. John area
Preliminary new record of -41 C
Old record of -39.4 C set in 1933
Prince George area
Preliminary new record of -41.1 C
Old record of -40 C set in 1924
Prince Rupert area
Preliminary new record of -16.3 C
Old record of -15.6 C set in 1964
Sandspit area
Preliminary new record of -8.5 C
Old record of -5.6 C set in 1964
Smithers area
Preliminary new record of -32.9 C
Old record of -32.2 C set in 2008
Tatlayoko Lake area
Preliminary new record of -35.9 C
Old record of -34.3 C set in 2008
Whistler area
Preliminary new record of -19.1 C
Old record of -18.8 set in 1990 C
Williams Lake area
Preliminary new record of -37.1 C
Old record of -36.3 C set in 1990
Environment Canada also said three new records were set in the Yukon.
Faro area
Preliminary new record of -47.2 C
Old record of -45.5 C set in 1980
Teslin area
Preliminary new record of -42.6 C
Old record of -41.7 C set in 1955
Watson Lake area
Preliminary new record of -49.2 C
Old record of -47.2 C set in 1955
Environment Canada also posted data on how much snow fell in several communities on Tuesday. All totals in cm.
Southern Interior
- Rossland: 30
- Yahk: 15-20
- UBCO Kelowna: 16
- West Kelowna: 16
- Grand Forks Area: 15
- Penticton: 11
- Pennask Summit: 10
- Grasmere: 7-10
- Summerland: 8
- Osoyoos: 5
Vancouver Island, Southern Gulf Islands
- Malahat: 37
- Victoria Airport (YYJ): 36
- Downtown Victoria Area: 35
- Victoria View Royal: 35
- Shawnigan Lake: 35
- Cowichan Bay: 35
- Saturna Island: 33
- Nanaimo Airport: 30
- North Cowichan: 30
- Duncan Area: 30
- Saanichton Area: 29
- University of Victoria: 27
- Qualicum Beach Airport: 12
- Port Alberni: 12
- Comox Airport: 12
- Cochrane: 11
- Kennedy Lake: 10
- North Courtenay: 8
Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast
- Tsawwassen Area: 35
- South Surrey: 35
- White Rock: 34
- Downtown Vancouver: 30
- Vancouver Area: 30-32
- Abbotsford Area: 20-30
- Surrey Cloverdale: 26-30
- Fort Langley: 28
- Pitt Meadows Airport: 28
- Vancouver Airport (YVR): 27
- Richmond: 26
- North Vancouver: 25
- Chemainus: 24
- Port Moody: 24
- Coquitlam Area: 24
- Westwood Plateau: 24
- Abbotsford Airport (YXX): 19
- West Vancouver: 16
- Sechelt: 14