The unseasonable heat wave that shattered records across the province on Monday will continue in Prince George for at least another couple of days.
We are heading for a sunny high of 12 C today, which is about 14 degrees warmer than average for Jan. 30.
On Monday the high hit 11.1 C at Prince George Airport, about a degree cooler than the record of 12.2, set in 1931. The record high for Jan. 30 is also 12.2 C, which dates back to 1935.
In Prince George it climbed to 12 1 C at 2 a.m. Tuesday, just shy of the record.
Environment Canada is predicting a rainy high of 11 C for Wednesday under mostly cloudy skies. The record for Jan. 31 is 11.7 , set in 1935..
The windy weather that downed trees and power lines Tuesday morning has passed through the region and light winds from the south are expected to continue through Wednesday morning.
Along with the clouds and showers Wednesday it will stay warm until a gradual cooling trend develops on the weekend.
The highs should reach 8 C on Thursday and 11 C on Friday before the cool air takes hold of the region Friday night, which will bring near-normal temperatures for the start February.
Weekend highs will range from -4C on Saturday to -1 C Sunday, with the lows dropping to -12 C and -19 C.
According to Environment Canada, Monday’s high temperatures either broke or tied all-time records in more than 30 B.C. communities, including:
· Abbotsford – 18.2 C (broke 1960 record of 15.6 C)
· Agassiz – 8.2 C (broke 1940 record of 7 C)
· Bella Bella –13.3 C, broke 1998 record of 13 C)
· Cache Creek – 14 C (tied 1989 record)
· Campbell River – 9.6 C (broke 1995 record of 6.5 C)
· Chetwynd – 14 C (broke 1993 record of 12.6 C)
· Clinton – 10.3 C (broke 2012 record of 6.8 C)
· Comox –13.3 C (broke 2018 record of 12 C)
· Courtenay –13.3 C, (broke 2018 record of 12 C)
· Dawson Creek –15.1 C (broke 1934 record of 13.3 C)
· Dease Lake –8.7 C (broke 2022 record of 5 C)
· Fort Nelson –13.5 C (broke 2007 record of 6 C)
· Fort St. John–12.8 C (broke 1993 record of 10.5 C)
· Gibsons –16.2 C (broke 1993 record of 10.5 C)
· Gonzales Point – 15.3 C(broke 1931 record of 13.3 C)
· Kamloops–11.8 C, broke 1988 record of 11 C)
· Mackenzie –9.3 C (broke 2009 record of 5.1 C)
· Malahat –14.2 C(broke 1992 record of 12.6 C)
· Merritt –12.7 C (broke 1989 record of 12 C)
· Osoyoos –12.4 C (broke 1974 record of 11.7 C)
· Penticton –12.8 C (broke 1974 record of 11.1 C)
· Pitt Meadows– 10.3 C (broke 1935 record of 7.2 C)
· Port Hardy –13.3 C (broke 1998 record of 12 C)
· Powell River 12.8 C (broke 1931 record of 12.2 C)
· Prince Rupert–12.6 C, (broke 1935 record of 12.2 C)
· Puntzi Mountain – 10.6 C (broke 2009 record of 10 C)
· Sechelt –16.2 C (broke 1995 record of 11 C)
· Sparwood –10 C (broke 1976 7.2 C)
· Summerland –12 C (broke 1953 record of 11.1 C)
· Terrace area – 9.5 C (broke 1993 record of 7.5 C)
· Vancouver – 14.3 C (broke 1940 record of 13.3 C)
· Victoria Harbour –15.3 C (broke 1931 record of 13.3 C)
· Victoria Harbour –15.3 C (broke 1931 record of 13.3 C)
· West Vancouver –17.3 C (broke 1998 record of 14 C)
