Dozens of temperature records broken on Monday across BC…

More records expected to be broken on Tuesday. PHOTO – PJXM News
PRINCE GEORGE, BC: A very strong ridge of high pressure shattered dozens of temperature records on Monday throughout the province. The ridge will remain strong today with more records expected to break. Details on the communities that broke records are below…
Data from Environment Canada. Communities in Bold are within our news area…
100 MILE HOUSE AREA
NEW RECORD OF 21.1
OLD RECORD OF 20.0 SET IN 1983
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1957
ABBOTSFORD AREA
NEW RECORD OF 29.0
OLD RECORD OF 25.0 SET IN 1962
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1944
AGASSIZ AREA
NEW RECORD OF 28.6
OLD RECORD OF 27.2 SET IN 1934
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1889
BLUE RIVER AREA
NEW RECORD OF 24.2
OLD RECORD OF 20.1 SET IN 1983
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1946
CAMPBELL RIVER AREA
NEW RECORD OF 20.6
OLD RECORD OF 19.4 SET IN 1983
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1958
CASTLEGAR AREA
NEW RECORD OF 27.1
OLD RECORD OF 26.7 SET IN 1962
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1916
CHETWYND AREA
NEW RECORD OF 26.8
OLD RECORD OF 23.8 SET IN 2010
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1970
CLINTON AREA
NEW RECORD OF 21.1
OLD RECORD OF 16.3 SET IN 2010
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1973
DAWSON CREEK AREA
NEW RECORD OF 29.5
OLD RECORD OF 23.9 SET IN 1926
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1926
ESTEVAN POINT AREA
NEW RECORD OF 16.3
OLD RECORD OF 15.6 SET IN 1934
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1908
FORT NELSON AREA
NEW RECORD OF 26.7
OLD RECORD OF 18.7 SET IN 1991
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1937
FORT ST. JOHN AREA
NEW RECORD OF 28.5
OLD RECORD OF 19.1 SET IN 2010
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1910
HOPE AREA
NEW RECORD OF 28.2
OLD RECORD OF 26.1 SET IN 1962
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1936
KAMLOOPS AREA
NEW RECORD OF 29.9
OLD RECORD OF 28.9 SET IN 1962
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1890
KELOWNA AREA
NEW RECORD OF 26.9
OLD RECORD OF 22.2 SET IN 1900
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1899
LILLOET AREA
NEW RECORD OF 27.9
OLD RECORD OF 25.0 SET IN 1962
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1881
LYTTON AREA
NEW RECORD OF 30.6
OLD RECORD OF 27.2 SET IN 1934
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1921
MACKENZIE AREA
NEW RECORD OF 21.4
OLD RECORD OF 18.8 SET IN 1991
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1971
MALAHAT AREA
NEW RECORD OF 24.5
OLD RECORD OF 21.6 SET IN 2008
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1986
MERRITT AREA
NEW RECORD OF 28.8
OLD RECORD OF 23.0 SET IN 1983
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1918
MUNCHO LAKE AREA
NEW RECORD OF 17.9
OLD RECORD OF 16.0 SET IN 1991
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1970
NAKUSP AREA
NEW RECORD OF 22.5
OLD RECORD OF 21.7 SET IN 1915
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1912
NANAIMO AREA
NEW RECORD OF 25.1
OLD RECORD OF 21.7 SET IN 1934
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1892
OSOYOOS AREA
NEW RECORD OF 27.6
OLD RECORD OF 27.2 SET IN 1962
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1954
PEMBERTON AREA
NEW RECORD OF 27.5
OLD RECORD OF 26.1 SET IN 1915
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1908
PENTICTON AREA
NEW RECORD OF 27.3
OLD RECORD OF 26.7 SET IN 1962
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1907
PITT MEADOWS AREA
NEW RECORD OF 29.8
OLD RECORD OF 25.0 SET IN 1962
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1874
POWELL RIVER AREA
NEW RECORD OF 24.5
OLD RECORD OF 21.1 SET IN 1962
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1924
PRINCE GEORGE AREA
NEW RECORD OF 25.1
OLD RECORD OF 21.1 SET IN 1913
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1912
PRINCETON AREA
NEW RECORD OF 28.3
OLD RECORD OF 25.6 SET IN 1910
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1893
QUESNEL AREA
NEW RECORD OF 27.1
OLD RECORD OF 23.3 SET IN 1897
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1892
REVELSTOKE AREA
NEW RECORD OF 24.6
OLD RECORD OF 23.9 SET IN 1943
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1898
SALMON ARM AREA
NEW RECORD OF 26.4
OLD RECORD OF 26.1 SET IN 1962
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1893
SANDSPIT AREA
NEW RECORD OF 11.7
OLD RECORD OF 11.6 SET IN 1990
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1945
SECHELT AREA
NEW RECORD OF 24.5
OLD RECORD OF 18.9 SET IN 1956
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1956
SPARWOOD AREA
NEW RECORD OF 22.2
OLD RECORD OF 20.7 SET IN 1999
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1969
SQUAMISH AREA
NEW RECORD OF 28.1
OLD RECORD OF 23.0 SET IN 1994
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1960
SUMMERLAND AREA
NEW RECORD OF 27.3
OLD RECORD OF 26.1 SET IN 1962
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1907
TATLAYOKO LAKE AREA
NEW RECORD OF 22.6
OLD RECORD OF 21.1 SET IN 1934
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1930
TETSA RIVER AREA
NEW RECORD OF 22.2
OLD RECORD OF 15.0 SET IN 1990
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1982
TOFINO AREA
NEW RECORD OF 19.3
OLD RECORD OF 18.9 SET IN 1939
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1896
VANCOUVER AREA
NEW RECORD OF 25.3
OLD RECORD OF 22.2 SET IN 1962
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1896
VERNON AREA
NEW RECORD OF 26.4
OLD RECORD OF 24.4 SET IN 1962
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1900
VICTORIA AREA
NEW RECORD OF 24.3
OLD RECORD OF 19.4 SET IN 1934
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1914
VICTORIA HARBOUR AREA
NEW RECORD OF 20.0
OLD RECORD OF 17.8 SET IN 1897
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1874
WHISTLER AREA
NEW RECORD OF 25.2
OLD RECORD OF 21.1 SET IN 1962
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1950
WHITE ROCK AREA
NEW RECORD OF 23.7
OLD RECORD OF 23.3 SET IN 1939
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1929
WILLIAMS LAKE AREA
NEW RECORD OF 22.5
OLD RECORD OF 20.0 SET IN 1962
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1960
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SUMMARY MAY CONTAIN PRELIMINARY OR UNOFFICIAL
INFORMATION AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A COMPLETE OR FINAL REPORT.
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