A week-long trend of daily temperature records being set across B.C. continued on Friday.
According to Environment Canada, 22 areas recorded new daily maximum temperatures for May 19 as sunshine again soaked the province.
Leading the way was Lytton, where the mercury reached 34.0 C, eclipsing the town’s old mark of 32.2 C, set in 1928.
Cache Creek and Ashcroft were right behind at 33.8 C, easily surpassing their old mark of 31.0 set in 1993.
The trend could continue for Saturday. Ashcroft was both B.C.’s and the nation’s hot spot for the day, with a temperature of 33.6 C at 5 p.m.
Below are the communities that set daily maximum temperatures on Friday, May 19, 2023.
Cache Creek
- New record: 33.8 C
- Old record: 31.0 C, set in 1993
Clearwater
- New record: 31.6 C
- Old record: 31.5 C, set in 1993
Clinton
- New record: 26.7 C
- Old record: 25.5 C, set in 1993
Cranbrook
- New record: 30.3 C
- Old record: 28.3 C, set in 1956
Creston
- New record: 29.2 C
- Old record: 29.0 C, set in 1993
Kamloops
- New record: 32.0 C
- Old record: 31.7 C, set in 1961
Kelowna
- New record: 33.1 C
- Old record: 29.5 C, set in 1993
Lillooet
- New record: 32.4 C
- Old record: 31.7 C, set in 1928
Lytton
- New record: 34.0 C
- Old record: 32.2 C, set in 1928
Mackenzie
- New record: 28.6 C
- Old record: 27.9 C, set in 1993
Nakusp
- New record: 29.4 C
- Old record: 28.0 C, set in 1993
Nelson
- New record: 30.4 C
- Old record: 29.4 C set in 1956
Osoyoos
- New record: 32.7 C
- Old record: 31.4 C, set in 1993
Penticton
- New record: 32.3 C
- Old record: 30.0 C, set in 1925
Princeton
- New record: 30.7 C
- Old record: 30.2 C, set in 1993
Puntzi Mountain
- New record: 27.0 C
- Old record: 25.5 C, set in 1978
Sechelt
- New record: 24.5 C
- Old record: 24.0 C, set in 1994
Sparwood
- New record: 27.6 C
- Old record: 25.9 C, set in 2006
Summerland
- New record: 30.6 C
- Old record: 29.0 C, set in 1993
Vernon
- New record: 31.7 C
- Old record: 29.2 C, set in 2004
Whistler
- New record: 27.9 C
- Old record: 27.2 C, set in 1963
Yoho National Park
- New record: 25.0 C
- Old record: 23.7 C, set in 1993