The B.C. weather forecast continues to see unusually mild highs as the province saw its third day of record-breaking daily maximum temperatures.
On Wednesday, March 20, a jaw-dropping 48 weather records were broken across B.C. What’s more, some areas saw soaring highs of nearly 26°C.
For example, the Agassiz area broke its old record of 21.7 C set in 1915 with a summery high of 25.8 C. Likewise, the Squamish Area broke its old record of 21 C set in 1999 with a toasty 25.9 C daily high. Blue River, Lytton and Clearwater were among the record setters as well.
The Hope Area also broke its old record of 22.2 C set in 1960 with a high of 25.9 C.
Other records were broken on Wednesday in the Abbotsford, Atlin, Bella Coola, Burns Lake, Campbell River, Cassiar, Chetwynd, Chilliwack, Clinton, Comox, Dease Lake, Esquimalt, Estevan Point, Fort Nelson, Fort St. John Area, Kelowna, Kitimat, Kootenay National Park, Mackenzie, Malahat, Masset, McBride, Nakusp, Nanaimo, Pemberton, Pitt Meadows, Port Hardy, Powell River, Puntzi Mountain, Sandspit, Sechelt, Tatlayoko Lake, Terrace, Tofino, Vernon, Victoria, Victoria Gonzales, Victoria Harbour, Whistler, White Rock, Williams Lake and Yoho National Park.
On Tuesday, March 19, 42 new record high temperatures were set across the province. Prior to that, on Monday, March 18, 26 new record high temperatures were also set across the province.
— Elana Shepert, Vancouver is Awesome
