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A look at British Columbia’s heat wave, by the numbers

A look at British Columbia's heat wave, by the numbers | iNFOnews.ca
A protracted heat wave has settled over the southern half of British Columbia, sending temperatures in some places into the 40s this week. A young boy is silhouetted as he jumps off the pier at Crescent Beach into Boundary Bay, in Surrey, B.C., Tuesday, July 6, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Original Publication Date: August 16, 2023 11:01AM
Publication Updated: April 13, 2025 2:43AM

VANCOUVER – A protracted heat wave has settled over the southern half of British Columbia, sending temperatures in some places into the 40s this week.

Here’s a look at data associated with the hot spell that began Sunday, provided by Environment Canada. Information is correct as of 5 p.m. Wednesday.

Hottest temperature: 42.2 C at the Lytton climate station on Tuesday

Daily heat records set at B.C. weather stations since Sunday: 48

Hottest temperature at Vancouver International Airport: 26 C on Tuesday

Hottest temperature at Victoria International Airport: 30.5 C on Monday

Hottest temperature in Kelowna: 38.6 C on Tuesday

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 16, 2023.

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