Bc Heat Records

• Heat wave continues to break records in B.C. as 324 wildfires burn

  The BC Wildfire Service said in its Sunday update that the heat and wind was doing crews no favours, and those conditions were expected to persist.

  Fire

  Jul 22, 2024
  
• ‘We never count on the rain’: More heat records shattered as B.C. wildfire fight continues

  Temperatures in Fort Nelson, B.C. reached 33.9 C, almost six degrees higher than the previous record for that day recorded in 1986.

  Fire

  Aug 29, 2023
  
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• B.C. weather: 4 heat records set on Wednesday

  Sechelt was one of the five communities to set a new daily heat record on July 5, as it reached 31.5 C, eclipsing the old mark of 31.4 C set in 2015.

  Weather

  Jul 6, 2023
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• B.C. high-pressure ridge leads to 20 new daily weather records

  Nearly all of the areas that set new records for June 8 were located in B.C.’s Interior, with the two exceptions being Whistler and Pemberton.

  Weather

  Jun 9, 2023
• 12 temperature records broken in B.C. as heat wave carries on

  The hottest spot in the province on Wednesday could be found in Lytton, where the peak temperature reached 38 C. Not far behind, was Ashcroft, which reached a daily high of 36.2 C.

  Weather

  Sep 1, 2022
• More B.C. weather records broken as heat wave continues to bake most of province

  With scorching high heat, 10 longstanding B.C. heat records were broken on Wednesday.

  Weather

  Jul 28, 2022
• B.C.’s heat wave is breaking maximum temperature records that have stood for over 100 years: report

  Some records had stood since the late 1800s.

  Environment

  Aug 3, 2017