Heat Records

• B.C. weather: Temperature soars past 40 C in 5 cities amid heat wave

  Temperatures are expected to return to more seasonal values by Friday. Heat warnings may be issued if the nighttime temperatures are forecast to be 18 C or above.

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  Aug 16, 2023
  
• WHO urges ‘surveillance system’ for those most vulnerable to extreme heat

  The most vulnerable include those with cardiovascular and respiratory diseases and diabetes, as well as older people, pregnant people, children and those who are homeless.

  Health

  Jul 19, 2023
  
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• B.C. weather: 4 heat records set on Wednesday

  Sechelt was one of the five communities to set a new daily heat record on July 5, as it reached 31.5 C, eclipsing the old mark of 31.4 C set in 2015.

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  Jul 6, 2023
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• 10 heat records broken in B.C. as sun settles in

  The hottest spot in B.C. Wednesday was Lytton, where the temperature reached 36.9 C, breaking a record of  36.7 C set in 1948, according to Environment Canada.

  Weather

  Jun 8, 2023
• 33 heat records shattered in B.C. amid unseasonable May heat wave

  Lytton and Chilliwack both posted the hottest temperature in Canada for May 14, at 35.9 C. Lytton's previous temperature record for the day of 33.9 C was set 50 years ago.

  Weather

  May 15, 2023
• More temperature records in B.C. topple as unusually warm and hazy autumn continues

  The unusual stretch of warm weather has been breaking records in B.C. on-and-off for two weeks. It's also stretched out the time frame for lingering smoke from wildfires.

  Weather

  Oct 6, 2022
• Fall heat wave continues to topple B.C. temperature records

  Environment Canada said the warm days are being attributed to a ridge of high pressure over the province that led to clear skies and unseasonable conditions. 

  Weather

  Sep 28, 2022
• 12 temperature records broken in B.C. as heat wave carries on

  The hottest spot in the province on Wednesday could be found in Lytton, where the peak temperature reached 38 C. Not far behind, was Ashcroft, which reached a daily high of 36.2 C.

  Weather

  Sep 1, 2022
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• 37 heat records broken in Saskatchewan over last 4 days

  Saskatchewan has broken 37 heat records in the past four days, according to Environment Canada.

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  Aug 21, 2020
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• Arctic Russian town records highest ever temperature at 38 C

  The temperature in Verkhoyansk hit 38 degrees Celsius on Saturday, according to Pogoda i Klimat, a website that compiles Russian meteorological data.

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  Jun 21, 2020