A strong ridge of high pressure has much of southern B.C. under a heat warning that is expected to last until Friday.
Daytimes highs ranging from the low 30s to the low 40s are expected.
Hot temperatures on Wednesday (Aug. 17) broke single-day heat records in seven areas across B.C. The highest temperatures were recorded in Lillooet where it reached 38.2 C, breaking the previous record of 37.8 C set in 1977.
B.C. single-day heat records set on Wednesday
• Comox– 31.6 C (previously 30.4 C set in 1977)
• Courtenay – 31.6 C (previously 30.4 C set in 1977)
• Gibsons – 31.1 C (previously 30.9 C set in 2012)
• Lillooet – 38.2 C (previously 37.8 C set in 1977)
• Malahat – 31.4 C (tied previous record set in 2008)
• Pemberton – 37 C (previously 36.1 C set in 1977)
• Sechelt – 31.1 C (previously 30.9 C set in 2012)
READ MORE: B.C. sets 8 more single-day temperature records as heat wave nears its end
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