Early fall heat wave shatters daily temperature records in 20 B.C. communities

Twenty daily temperature records tumbled acrossBritish Columbia on Monday as conditions in the province remained unseasonably warm for the first week of fall.

Environment Canada says a preliminary review of daily maximumtemperatures shows records were set in areas fromthe south andcentral coasts to the central Interior and northeastern sections ofB.C.

Squamish posted the highest daily record in the province at 29.9C, smashing the previous high for Sept. 26 of 26.5 C posted in 1991.

Other hot spots included Port Alberni at 29.5 C, shattering the high of 27.8 Cset more than a century ago in 1918.

The weather office shows rain is expected in many areas by Wednesday, but Lytton remains in the running to set a record as forecasters call for a Tuesday high of 32 C in theFraser Canyon village.

Here is the list of locations where the daily temperature record for Sept. 26were broken:

• Abbotsford 29.3 C. Old record of 27.2 C set in 1976, records in this area kept since 1944.
• Bella Bella 21.2 C. Old record of 20 Cset in 2014, records kept since 1977.
• Blue River 23.9 C. Old record of 23.3 C set in 1976, recordskept since 1946.
• Burns Lake 25C. Old record of 24.7 C set in 1991, records kept since 1949.
• Clinton 23C. Old record of 22 Cset in 2003, recordskept since 1974.
• Dawson Creek 24.9 C. Old record of 24.5 C set in 1995, records kept since 1926.
• Gibsons 26.3 C. Old record of 23.3 C set in 1949, records kept since 1949.
• Mackenzie 22.9C. Old record of 21.9 C set in 1991, records kept since 1971.
• Malahat 25.8 C. Old record of 24 Cset in 1991, records kept since 1986.
• Pitt Meadows 29.3 C. Old record of 27.5 C set in 1991, recordskept since 1874.
• Port Alberni 29.5 C.Old record of 27.8 C set in 1918, records kept since 1900.
• Powell River 25.9 C. Old record of 25 Cset in 1991, records kept since 1924.
• Prince George 24.2 C. Old record of 23.9 C set in 1927, recordskept since 1912.
• Puntzi Mountain 27.3 C.Old record of 26.5 C set in 2003, records kept since 1959.
• Richmond 22.6 C. Old record of 22.4 C set in 1991,records kept since 1896.
• Sandspit 20.2 C. Old record of 19.3 C set in 1996, records kept since 1945.
• Sechelt26.3 C. Old record of 23 Cset in 1991, records kept since 1956.
• Squamish 29.9 C. Old record of 26.5 C set in 1991, records kept since 1960.
• Tatlayoko Lake 28C. Old record of 27 Cset in 1991, records kept since 1930.
• West Vancouver 26.2 C.Old record of 25 Cset in 1991, records kept since 1976.