Warm December weather breaks several records across B.C. Saturday
Posted December 22, 2024 3:52 pm.
Last Updated December 22, 2024 4:04 pm.
Unseasonably warm temperatures across British Columbia broke records for Dec. 22 in several areas Saturday, according to Environment Canada.
West Vancouver reached a high of 15.2 C, shattering the previous record of 13.2 C, set Dec. 22, 1986.
Prince Rupert beat a record that was in place for more than 60 years, reaching 14.8 C, compared with 11.7 C set in 1960.
The oldest record broken was in Estevan Point, which reached 13.8 C, beating the 13.3 C seen in 1940.
Qualicum Beach — with a new record of 13.1 C, beating 1967’s record of 11.7 C — and Port Hardy (new record 11.3 C, beating 10.7 C in 2005).
A total of 9 areas beat daily maximum temperatures, and one area — Blue River — hit a new record for a daily minimum, with -0.1 C. The previous daily minimum for this region was -0.5 C, set in 1946.
With files from David Nadalini.
