The only other B.C. community to set a new daily record high was Nelson who reached a scorching 28.8 degrees - erasing a 32-year-old temperature record established in 1994.
While Prince George did not establish a new temperature record over the weekend, the city’s chance could come between Monday and Thursday with daytime highs set between 21 and 24 degrees Celsius.
According to Environment Canada, the mercury climbed to 11.7 degrees today (Thursday), 1.7 degrees higher than the previous record of 10.0 set in 1961.Â
"We got behind because of penalties, they scored on their powerplay, otherwise I really liked our game," said Cougars Head Coach and GM Mark Lamb on the post-game show on 94.3 the Goat. "Five-on-five, our powerplay, 60 minutes, the effort, it was all there."