Although Prince George came close, it was not one of 16 communities in B.C. to set an unofficial maximum temperature record for July 17th.
According to Environment Canada, places that set a new high included: Burns Lake (32.8), Mackenzie (34.4), Chetwynd (35.1), Dawson Creek (34.4), and Williams Lake (33.1).
P.G. hit just over 33 degrees yesterday (Wednesday) and it may even be a degree warmer this afternoon.
The forecast is here.
The heat warning for Prince George and much of the province continues for the rest of this week.
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Weather summary for British Columbia issued by Environment Canada at 8:19 p.m. PDT Wednesday 17 July 2024. The following areas will have set a daily maximum temperature record on July 17, 2024 (temperature values given in degrees Celsius): BLUE RIVER AREA (Blue River CS) Preliminary new record of 36.5 Old record of 34.5 set in 1979 Records in this area have been kept since 1946 BURNS LAKE AREA (Burns Lake Decker Lake) Preliminary new record of 32.8 Old record of 32.2 set in 1958 Records in this area have been kept since 1949 CACHE CREEK AREA (Ashcroft) Preliminary new record of 40.5 Old record of 38.8 set in 2018 Records in this area have been kept since 1944 CHETWYND AREA (Chetwynd A) Preliminary new record of 35.1 Old record of 34 set in 1979 Records in this area have been kept since 1970 DAWSON CREEK AREA (Dawson Creek A) Preliminary new record of 34.4 Old record of 30.6 set in 1958 Records in this area have been kept since 1926 GIBSONS AREA (Sechelt Aut) Preliminary new record of 31.0 Old record of 28.0 set in 2009 Records in this area have been kept since 1949 MACKENZIE AREA (Mackenzie Airport Auto) Preliminary new record of 34.6 Old record of 31.5 set in 1979 Records in this area have been kept since 1971 NAKUSP AREA (Nakusp CS) Preliminary new record of 36.1 Old record of 35.9 set in 2004 Records in this area have been kept since 1966 PEMBERTON AREA (Pemberton Airport CS) Preliminary new record of 38.5 Old record of 38.1 set in 2004 Records in this area have been kept since 1908 PUNTZI MOUNTAIN AREA (Puntzi Mountain Auto) Preliminary new record of 34.0 Old record of 32.3 set in 2012 Records in this area have been kept since 1959 QUALICUM BEACH AREA (Qualicum Beach Airport) Preliminary new record of 32.0 Old record of 30.5 set in 1995 Records in this area have been kept since 1962 SPARWOOD AREA (Sparwood CS) Preliminary new record of 34.2 Old record of 33.1 set in 2007 Records in this area have been kept since 1969 SQUAMISH AREA (Squamish Airport) Preliminary new record of 32.8 Old record of 32.3 set in 2009 Records in this area have been kept since 1960 VERNON AREA (Vernon Auto) Preliminary new record of 39.0 Old record of 36.9 set in 2018 Records in this area have been kept since 1900 WHISTLER AREA (Whistler - Nesters) Preliminary new record of 35.2 Old record of 33.2 set in 2004 Records in this area have been kept since 1950 WILLIAMS LAKE AREA (Williams Lake A) Preliminary new record of 33.1 Old record of 32.0 set in 1979 Records in this area have been kept since 1960 Note: the temperature records reported here have been derived from a selection of historical stations in each geographic area that were active during the period of record. Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial information and does not constitute a complete or final report.
