Twenty communities across B.C. set daily temperature records on Thursday, thanks to a ridge of high pressure that brought sizzling temperatures.
Nearly all of the areas that set new records for June 8 were located in B.C.’s Interior, with the two exceptions being Whistler and Pemberton.
According to Environment Canada, Pemberton reached 35.7 C, eclipsing the old mark of 34.6 C set in 2015, while Whistler hit 30.9 C, edging out its previous mark of 30.0 C set in 1969.
Below are the communities that set daily temperature records on Thursday.
Blue River
- New record: 35.4 C
- Old record: 30.0 C, set in 1958
Cache Creek / Ashcroft
- New record: 37.9 C
- Old record: 36.9 C, set in 2015
Clearwater
- New record: 36.4 C
- Old record: 32.8 C, set in 1969
Clinton
- New record: 30.5 C
- Old record: 26.9 C, set in 2015
Golden
- New record: 35.0 C
- Old record: 34.4 C, set in 1948
Kamloops
- New record: 35.7 C
- Old record: 35.0 C, set in 1948
Kelowna
- New record: 35.1 C
- Old record: 34.9 C, set in 2015
Lillooet
- New record: 36.4 C
- Old record: 36.0 C, set in 2015
Lytton
- New record: 38.5 C
- Old record: 36.7 C, set in 1948
Mackenzie
- New record: 32.3 C
- Old record: 28.8 C, set in 1987
Pemberton
- New record: 35.7 C
- Old record: 34.6 C, set in 2015
Prince George
- New record: 32.0 C
- Old record: 30.0 C, set in 1969
Princeton
- New record: 34.4 C
- Old record: 33.9 C, set in 1903
Puntzi Mountain
- New record: 31.4 C
- Old record: 30.0 C, set in 1969
Quesnel
- New record: 34.0 C
- Old record: 32.2 C, set in 1969
Revelstoke
- New record: 36.1 C
- Old record: 35.0 C, set in 1948
Vernon
- New record: 35.5 C
- Old record: 34.2 C, set in 2015
Whistler
- New record: 30.9 C
- Old record: 30.0 C, set in 1969
Williams Lake
- New record: 30.7 C
- Old record: 28.9 C, set in 1969
Yoho National Park
- New record: 30.3 C
- Old record: 27.8 C, set in 1923
In related news, that ridge of high pressure also set 17 records in Alberta. The picturesque Jasper area had the province’s hottest temperature of the day at 32.7 C, eclipsing its old mark of 28.9 C that was set in 1958.