BC Temperature Records

• 37 more B.C. temperature records broken by heat wave

  From one end of the province to the other, there were 37 heat records broken, according to Environment Canada and four of those saw temperatures rise above 40 C. 

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  Jul 10, 2024
  
• Unseasonably warm airmass continues to topple B.C. temperature records

  Environment Canada reported that 23 records have been toppled as an unseasonably warm airmass continued on Monday.

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  Mar 19, 2024
  
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• More B.C. temperature records evaporate as warm weather persists

  On Jan. 31 there were another 11 temperature records broken, following a week of unseasonably warm days.

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  Feb 1, 2024
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• Records broken but heat warnings continue in B.C. with wildfire fight ongoing

  Communities currently under a heat warning include Fort Nelson, Fort St. John, Dawson Creek, Tumbler Ridge and Terrace.

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  Aug 28, 2023
• 6 temperature records broken Sunday in B.C. amid heat warning

  Six temperature records were broken across B.C. Sunday, amid a warning for extreme heat.

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  Jul 10, 2023
• B.C. weather: More daily temperature records tumble

  Summer hasn't event started yet, an already a slew of daily temperature records have been broken. The B.C. hot spot Monday was Lytton at 36.4 C, up from the old mark of 36.2 C.

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  Jun 13, 2023
• B.C. weather: Hot spell sets 9 more daily records

  Tuesday was the latest in a string of record-setting temperatures, courtesy of above-average seasonal weather.

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  May 17, 2023
• B.C. campfire ban goes into effect Wednesday amid heat wave

  The ban will stay in effect until Oct. 15 at noon or until the order is rescinded.

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  Jun 28, 2021
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• Lytton B.C. sets a new all-time Canadian heat record for the second day in a row

  Before Sunday, the previous record of 45 C was documented in Yellow Grass and in Midale, Sask., on July 5, 1937. The previous B.C. record of 44.4 C was set in Lytton in 1941.

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  Jun 28, 2021
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• For the first time ever, dozens of B.C. schools had to close due to extreme heat wave

  Districts in Vancouver, North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, Coquitlam, Abbotsford, Langley, Richmond, Delta and Mission suspended instruction.

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  Jun 28, 2021