Heat wave: As B.C. bakes, what role does climate change play? “The daytime maximum could be higher so stay tuned for the official recording,” it added.The previous record of 45 C was documented in Yellow Grass, and Midale, SK on July 5, 1937.
The previous B.C. record of 44.4 C was set in Lytton in 1941.It came after Environment Canada predicted a high of 33 C in Vancouver, of 42 C for Abbotsford, of 45 C for Lytton, 42 C for Kamloops and 40 C for Kelowna on Sunday.The province’s fire danger rating map Sunday showed virtually the entire province at a “high” risk, with growing pockets of “extreme” risk.“These next few days are going to be cumulative,” Environment Canada meteorologist Arman Castellan told Global News, adding that breaking.