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37 temperature records broken in B.C., including a daily low of 6.8 C

4 communities broke 40 C
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People paddle racing kayaks on False Creek in Vancouver, on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. A heat wave is settling over parts of British Columbia as Environment Canada warns of very high temperatures stretching into next week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Dozens of temperature records were broken or tied in B.C. again on Tuesday, including a daily minimum record dating back to 1977.

Environment Canada listed 37 new weather records, and all but one was for daily maximums. 

On Tuesday (July 9), Bella Bella a new record minimum of 6.8 C, breaking the old record of 7.1 C set in 2011.

Meanwhile, four communities hit temperature records above 40 C.

Lytton was the province's hot spot Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ but only by a few decimal points Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ at 42.5 C, breaking its old record of 40.6 set in 1975.

Cache Creek was close behind at 42.1 C, breaking the 2015 record of 40.2 C.

Lillooet was next at 41.6 C, breaking the old record of 40.6 set in 1926. Kamloops hit 40.6 C, breaking he 2015 record of 38.6 C. 

Thirty-two other communities either broke or tied records Tuesday: 

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Abbotsford area was 33.5 C, breaking the old record of 31.8 C set in 2010.

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Blue River area was 37.3 C, breaking the 2015 record of 35.5 C

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Clearwater area tied the 2015 record of 38.2 C

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Clinton area was 35.2 C, breaking the old record of 34.4 set in 1975

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Creston area was 36.9 C, breaking the 2015 record of 36.2 C

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Dawson Creek area was 36.2 C, breaking the 2023 record of 33.4 C

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Fort Nelson area was 33.1 C, breaking the old record of 33 C in 2023

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Fort St. John area was 33.4 C, breaking the 2023 record of 31.6 C

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Gibsons area was 30.6 C, breaking 2021 record of 27.6 C

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Golden area was 36.4 C, breaking the old record of 35.6 C from 1930

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Hope area was 33.1 C, breaking the old record of 32.5 C set in 2007

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Kelowna area was 39.3 C, breaking the record of 38.6 in 2015

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Mackenzie area was 34.5 C, breaking the 2023 record of 32.7 C

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Malahat area was 31.6 C, breaking the record of 30.6 C set in 2015

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Merritt area was 38.4 C, breaking the 2015 record of 37.1 C

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Pemberton area was 39.8 C, breaking the record of 37.2 C set in 1975

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Penticton area was 38.4 C, breaking the record of 37.2 C set it 1919

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Pitt Meadows area was 34.2 C, breaking the 1875 record of 33.3 C

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Port Alberni tied the 1926 record of 36.1 C

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Powell River was 30.5 C, breaking the 1985 record of 30.4 C

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Prince George area was 33 C, breaking the old record of 32.2 C set in 1926

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Princeton area was 39.5 C, breaking the record of 37.2 C set in 1975

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Puntzi Mountain area was 34.5 C, breaking the 2021 record of 31.5 C

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Quesnel area was 37.2 C, breaking the old record of 35.6 C set in 1920

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Revelstoke area was 36.6 C, breaking the 2017 record of 36.2 C

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Sechelt area was 30.6 C, breaking the old record of 29.4 C set in 1956

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Smithers area was 32.2 C, breaking the record of 30.6 set in 1975

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Squamish area was 33.4 C, breaking the 1985 record of 32 C

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Trail area tied its 2015 record of 39.3 C

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Vernon area was 39.6 C, breaking the old record of 36.7 C set in 1905

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ West Vancouver area was 30.8 C, breaking the 1985 record of 30.5 C

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Williams Lake area was 35.1 C, breaking the old record of 31.7 set in 1975

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Yoho National Park area was 31.8 C, breaking the 1930 record of 30 C

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Lauren Collins

About the Author: Lauren Collins

I'm a provincial reporter for Black Press Media's provincial team, after my journalism career took me around B.C. since I was 19 years old.
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