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The community recorded a temperature of 32.3 C surpassing the temperature of 31.7 set in 1903. It香蕉视频直播檚 an area where records have been kept since 1874.
The youngest record broken Sunday was in Qualicum Beach's temperature of 28.5 C surpassing the 26.8 mark set last year.
A swath of communities broke records set June 8, 2023: Clinton hit 31.6, surpassing the old record of 30.5; a Kamloops station recorded a new record of 37.0 over the previous 35.7; Lytton hit 39.3 to beat its previous 38.5; Princeton recorded 35.8 over the old record of 34.4; Pemberton 36.7 over the previous 35.7; a Whistler weather station hit 31.9 over the 30.9 set in 2023; and Williams Lake recorded a new daily record of 31.4 over the prior 30.7.
Others in B.C. include Abbotsford, which hit 31 over to top the 30 set in 1955; Squamish Airport which hit 31.6 over the 2015 record of 30.6 C; and the Malahat on Vancouver Island set a new record of 28.8 C, breaking the old high temperature of 27.4 set in 1995.
Temperature records are derived from historical stations in each geographic area by Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Elevated temperatures are set to continue across the South Coast and Southern Interior of B.C.
On the coast, daytime highs are expected to be in the high 20s to low 30s with overnight temperatures in the low to mid teens. High temperatures will persist into the week in Howe Sound, Whistler and Pemberton, and inland regions of Vancouver Island. Temperatures will cool on Tuesday elsewhere in the Lower Mainland and southern Vancouver Island.
The Southern Interior and Kootenays can expect daytime high temperatures in the mid to upper-30s and overnight lows in the mid-teens with a gradual cooling trend later in the week.
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The agency does not recommend breaking windows, confronting owners or forcing water into an animal. Only RCMP, local police, and BC SPCA special provincial constables have the authority to enter a vehicle lawfully to help a pet in distress.
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