Countless B.C. warm weather records smashed over weekend

Dozens of weather records were shattered in B.C. on both Saturday and Sunday as the province got its first taste of heat this year.

Temperatures ranged from the high teens to low 20s across the province.

In the Vancouver area, it hit 15.1 C on Sunday, breaking a more than a century-old record of 14.4 set in 1900, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada.

In Abbotsford, it got up to 21.5 C, narrowly beating an old record of 20.6 set in 1947.

It got as warm as 22.5 C in Pitt Meadows, which easily surpassed the old mark of 19.5 set in 2019. Meanwhile, Richmond saw a new record of 14.6, edging out a previous high of 14.4 set in 1900.

New temperature records were also set in West Vancouver, Squamish, Whistler, and Pemberton on Sunday.

“It’s not just the South Coast seeing that’s seeing this record heat, it’s all of B.C., all of Alberta,” said CityNews Meteorologist Michael Kuss.

“Dozens of records on the other side of the Rockies as well, and up into the Yukon, Whitehorse got up to over 10 C, breaking the old record 7.8 C. The record highs across the Lower Mainland ranged from 15 degrees close to water to over close to 22 degrees from some of the inland spots.”

Kuss added that the warm and dry conditions should persist until at least Tuesday before a shift towards more typical seasonal temperatures is expected, coinciding with a chance of showers on Wednesday.

In total, more than 30 new highs were recorded over the weekend across the province. In some cases, records were beaten by as much as five degrees celsius or more.

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Below is an alphabetical list of temperature records broken in B.C. on Sunday, according to Environment Canada.

Abbotsford area: new record of 21.5 (20.6, 1947)

Blue River area: new record of 20.2 (14.2, 2019)

Burns Lake area: new record of 15.9 (12.8, 1957)

Cache Creek area: new record of 21.0 (20.6, 1947)

Clearwater area: new record of 20.6 (18.3, 1915)

Clinton area: new record of 17.2 (12.9, 2007)

Dawson Creek area: new record of 20.9 (12.8, 1930)

Fort St. John area: new record of 19.7 (12.8, 1910)

Gibsons area: new record of 18.8 (16.2, 2019)

Kelowna area: new record of 18.9 (16.1, 1914)

Mackenzie area: new record of 17.1 (11.5, 2019)

Malahat area: new record of 18.2 (14.7, 2019)

Merritt area: new record of 23.2 (19.4, 1972)

Nakusp area: new record of 13.6 (13.1, 2019)

Nelson area: new record of 18.6 (16.7, 1947)

Osoyoos area: new record of 22.2 (20.0, 1972)

Pemberton area: new record of 20.9 (18.1, 2019)

Pitt Meadows area: new record of 22.5 (19.5, 2019)

Port Alberni area: new record of 20.9 (18.9, 1930)

Powell River area: new record of 19.4 (16.7, 1972)

Prince George area: new record of 20.2 (13.3, 1941)

Princeton area: new record of 22.5 (20.6, 1947)

Puntzi Mountain area: new record of 18.0 (12.1, 2007)

Quesnel area: new record of 22.8 (17.2, 1902)

Richmond area: new record of 14.6 (14.4, 1900)

Sechelt area: new record of 18.8 (16.2, 2019)

Smithers area: new record of 16.0 (11.7, 1947)

Sparwood area: new record of 16.9 (13.3, 1972)

Squamish area: new record of 22.2 (21.3, 2019)

Summerland area: new record of 17.5 (16.1, 1972)

Tatlayoko area: new record of 18.4 (17.2, 1947)

Trail area: new record of 20.8 (18.3, 1947)

Vancouver area: new record of 15.1 (14.4, 1900)

Vernon area: new record of 19.3 (18.3, 1914)

West Vancouver area: new record of 18.9 (17.8, 1995)

Whistler area: new record of 18.9 (14.4, 2019)

Williams Lake area: new record of 19.5 (14.9, 2007)

Yoho (National Park) area: new record of 12.5 (12.2, 1947)