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More than a dozen heat records were smashed in B.C. Thursday, as many residents, particularly those living on the South Coast, continue to swap winter jackets and toques for T-shirts.
The mercury hit springlike temperatures of 16.4 C in Abbotsford, breaking the old 1984 record of 15.1 C, and reached 16.1 C in Agassiz, breaking a record 14 C.
Squamish was a balmy 15.1 C, up from a record 13 C.
On Vancouver Island, the record warm temperatures were slightly cooler than the Lower Mainland but still warm for this time of year. Victoria set a record 13.9 C, breaking 12.6 C set in 1987 and in Duncan residents basked in temperatures of 14.1 C,
beating a record 13.3 C.
Campbell River’s weather spiked to 14.7 C, smashing a previous record of 12.2 C.
Meteorologists say B.C.’s South Coast has been hit with unusually warm temperatures , atmospheric rivers and a high-pressure ridge leading to record-low snowfall.
Heat records were also set in Central B.C., with Prince George hitting 11.7 C, beating a record 10 C and in Bella Bella, where the temperature was a record 14.2 C.
More to come …