Three daily weather records were broken on Vancouver Island on Wednesday as a heatwave settled over parts of the Island, including one record that stood for nearly a century.
Temperature records were broken in Duncan, Nanaimo and Qualicum Beach on July 22.
In Duncan, temperatures reached 34.6°C, making it the hottest July 22 on record for the area. The previous record was 34.4°C set 98 years ago in 1928.
Meanwhile, Nanaimo saw a record-breaking heat of 34.6°C on Wednesday, beating the old record of 33.3°C set on the same day in 1994.
In Qualicum Beach, temperatures reached a new high for a given July 22 at 33.1°C, beating the old record of 31.0°C set in 2006.
The three daily temperature records were broken while a heat warning was in effect for East and Inland Vancouver Island.
The heat warning was first issued on Tuesday and remained in effect Wednesday but was lifted by Environment Canada on Thursday.
Environment Canada said the heat came from a “ridge of high pressure” over the region and asked residents to check in on friends, family members and neighbours – particularly those who were at higher risk of heat, like children, seniors, and people with pre-existing health and mental health illnesses.
Nine other daily temperature records were broken across B.C. on Wednesday, including Abbotsford, Cache Creek, Chetwynd, Lytton, Osoyoos, Pitt Meadows, Powell River, Sechelt, and West Vancouver.
Temperatures reached a sweltering 41.2°C in Lytton on Wednesday, beating the old record of 40.8°C set in 2006, while Osoyoos saw a toasty 39.2°C, edging out the old record of 39.1°C also set in 2006.
Environment Canada notes that Wednesday’s weather records are based on preliminary data.
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