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Abbotsford is Canada’s hot spot, breaking records 2 days in a row

A farmers field in Abbotsford on Tuesday January 30, 2024. (CityNews Image)

By Charlie Carey

Posted January 31, 2024 6:43 am.

Last Updated January 31, 2024 5:46 pm.

Remember the snow, ice, and sub-zero temperatures of just two weeks ago? How things can change.

The warmer weather brought by the atmospheric river to B.C.’s South Coast might have melted those memories from your mind.

The City of Abbotsford was the warmest place in Canada Tuesday, recording a high of 18.4 degrees.

The city broke long-standing records for the second day in a row. The previous record, 13.4, was set in 1995.

Temperature records were broken in over three dozen communities across B.C. Tuesday.

Agassiz, Cache Creek, Clinton, Dease Lake, Esquimalt, Gibsons, Hope, Quesnel, Sechelt, Squamish, Victoria, West Vancouver, and Whistler were among those who saw new records.

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