More daily temperature records have fallen in British Columbia, with temperatures forecast to remain in the high 30s for the rest of the week in much of the southern Interior.
A summary from Environment Canada shows 25 daily high temperature records were set and two tied across the province Monday, from Whistler, to Trail in the southeast, Smithers in the northwest, and Campbell River on Vancouver Island.
The Lytton area was a hot spot with a daily high of 42.4 C, breaking the old record of 39.4 set in 1952.
Temperatures in the Ashcroft and Cache Creek-area and in Lillooet also reached daily highs of 40.7 C and 40.9 C respectively. The previous July 8 record in both those communities was set in 2015 – 40.3 in Cache Creek and 39.7 in Lillooet.
New July 8 records were also set in Blue River area at 35.5 C (34.5 in 2015), Merritt at 37.9 C (36.7 in 2015), Vernon at 37.5 C (36.2 in 2015), and Kelowna at 37.8 C (36.5 in 2015.)
In Kamloops, temperatures at the airport reached 38.2 C, breaking the old July 8 record of 38 C set in 2015 by 0.2 degrees.
The mercury is expected to reach 41 C in Kamloops today, July 9, where the forecast shows temperatures in the mid- to high 30s persisting over the weekend.
Environment Canada says heat warnings remain in effect for much of central and southern B.C. along with the northeastern corner of the province.
In all, there were 22 daily heat records set in B.C. on Sunday.
– With files from The Canadian Press