Burns Lake just barely saw the hottest August 25th on record according to Environment Canada.
Yesterday (Monday), temperatures climbed to 30.9, surpassing the old record of 30.8 set in 2022.
Records have been kept in the area since 1949.
In Northern BC and the Cariboo, records also fell in Clinton and Williams Lake.
Clinton saw the mercury climb to 32.7 yesterday. The old record was 30.8, set in 2022.
Williams Lake saw temperatures hitting 31.4, surpassing the old record of 29.5 set in 2022.
Several records fell in the Interior as well, with temperatures getting into the high 30s in several communities, and even hitting 41.3 in Lytton.
Temperature records could continue to fall this week as the heat wave pummels the province.
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