B.C. and Yukon saw 32 temperature records broken on Monday
Posted March 19, 2019 9:25 am.
Last Updated March 19, 2019 10:56 am.
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BRITISH COLUMBIA (NEWS 1130) – The mercury soared across B.C. and the Yukon on Monday, breaking a number of long-standing temperature records in the region.
According to preliminary data by Environment Canada, a total of 32 records were broken on Monday.
“Local temperature records included a seaside high of 20.6 degrees in White Rock, and Fraser Valley highs of 23 degrees in Abbotsford, and 22.8 in Chilliwack — which broke the old mark of 20 degrees dating back to 1896,” says NEWS 1130’s Meteorologist Russ Lacate.
And with spring arriving Wednesday, he says more records could be broken in the following days.
“Tuesday’s temperatures rebound to June-like values, ensuring several new record highs again, for this final afternoon of the winter season,” Lacate adds. “Even on Wednesday, it looks mainly sunny again.”
Lacate says temperatures like this are not usually seen until mid to late June.
Complete list of new temperature records:
ABBOTSFORD AREA NEW RECORD: 23.0 OLD RECORD: 19.2 SET IN 1996 RECORDS BEGAN IN 1944 CASSIAR AREA NEW RECORD: 10.3 OLD RECORD: 6.0 SET IN 1981 RECORDS BEGAN IN 1954 CHETWYND AREA NEW RECORD: 15.5 OLD RECORD: 13.9 SET IN 2015 RECORDS BEGAN IN 1970 CHILLIWACK AREA NEW RECORD: 22.8 OLD RECORD: 20.0 SET IN 1896 RECORDS BEGAN IN 1881 CLINTON AREA NEW RECORD: 12.4 OLD RECORD: 7.9 SET IN 2007 RECORDS BEGAN IN 1973 DEASE LAKE AREA NEW RECORD: 12.6 OLD RECORD: 9.7 SET IN 1995 RECORDS BEGAN IN 1944 ESQUIMALT AREA NEW RECORD: 18.3 OLD RECORD: 17.2 SET IN 1914 RECORDS BEGAN IN 1874 FORT NELSON AREA NEW RECORD: 16.6 OLD RECORD: 10.6 SET IN 1960 RECORDS BEGAN IN 1937 HOPE AREA NEW RECORD: 22.8 OLD RECORD: 20.6 SET IN 1947 RECORDS BEGAN IN 1936 HOPE SLIDE AREA NEW RECORD: 15.2 OLD RECORD: 14.0 SET IN 1983 RECORDS BEGAN IN 1967 MACKENZIE AREA NEW RECORD: 12.1 OLD RECORD: 10.7 SET IN 2018 RECORDS BEGAN IN 1971 MALAHAT AREA NEW RECORD: 18.5 OLD RECORD: 17.0 SET IN 1990 RECORDS BEGAN IN 1986 MASSET AREA NEW RECORD: 15.0 (TIE) OLD RECORD: 15.0 SET IN 1900 RECORDS BEGAN IN 1897 MUNCHO LAKE AREA NEW RECORD: 13.9 OLD RECORD: 10.0 SET IN 1995 RECORDS BEGAN IN 1970 NANAIMO AREA NEW RECORD: 18.5 OLD RECORD: 16.1 SET IN 1928 RECORDS BEGAN IN 1892 PEMBERTON AREA NEW RECORD: 17.6 OLD RECORD: 16.5 SET IN 1988 RECORDS BEGAN IN 1908 PITT MEADOWS AREA NEW RECORD: 21.1 OLD RECORD: 20.7 SET IN 1996 RECORDS BEGAN IN 1874 PORT ALBERNI AREA NEW RECORD: 21.4 OLD RECORD: 20.0 SET IN 1911 RECORDS BEGAN IN 1900 POWELL RIVER AREA NEW RECORD: 16.5 OLD RECORD: 15.6 SET IN 1947 RECORDS BEGAN IN 1924 PRINCE RUPERT AREA NEW RECORD: 16.5 OLD RECORD: 15.3 SET IN 1981 RECORDS BEGAN IN 1908 SECHELT AREA NEW RECORD: 18.0 OLD RECORD: 14.0 SET IN 1981 RECORDS BEGAN IN 1956 SQUAMISH AREA NEW RECORD: 23.5 OLD RECORD: 18.0 SET IN 1996 RECORDS BEGAN IN 1960 VICTORIA GONZALES NEW RECORD: 18.8 OLD RECORD: 17.2 SET IN 1914 RECORDS BEGAN IN 1874 VICTORIA HARBOUR NEW RECORD: 17.1 OLD RECORD: 14.6 SET IN 2016 RECORDS BEGAN IN 1874 WHITE ROCK AREA NEW RECORD: 20.6 OLD RECORD: 19.9 SET IN 1996 RECORDS BEGAN IN 1929 WILLIAMS LAKE AREA NEW RECORD: 14.9 OLD RECORD: 12.2 SET IN 1997 RECORDS IN 1960
