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For the third day in a row, heat records have fallen across British Columbia, including 10 in the Interior region.
The oldest record broken was originally set in 1928 in Clearwater.
That was followed closely by two other records originally set in 1938 in Prince George and Quesnel.
Although all the record-breaking temperatures for Sept. 1 were in the mid to high 30s, the biggest range was seen in Lillooet.
The town recorded a high of 38.8ºC, which beat the old record by 3.3ºC.
Burns Lake (30.3ºC) – old record of 27.5ºC set in 2024
Cache Creek (38.3ºC) – old record of 36.4ºC set in 2022
Clearwater (35.6ºC ) – old record of 33.3ºC set in 1928
Clinton (32.2ºC) – old record of 30.8ºC set in 2024
Kamloops (36.4º) – old record of 35.1ºC set in 2022
Lillooet (38.8ºC) – old record of 35.5ºC set in 2022
Lytton (38.2ºC) – old record of 36.6ºC set in 2022
Merritt (35.9ºC) – old record of 35.2ºC set in 2024
Prince George (29.2ºC) – old record of 28.9ºC set in 1938
Princeton ( 35.6ºC) – old record of 35ºC set in 1998
Puntzi Mountain Area (31.9ºC) – old record of 31ºC set in 2024
Quesnel (31.9ºC) – old record of 33.3ºC set in 1938
Sparwood (33.2ºC) – old record of 31.4ºC set in 2022
Tatlayoko Lake (32.1ºC) – old record of 31ºC set in 2024
Vernon (34.7ºC) – old record of 34ºC set in 2009
Williams Lake (31.9ºC) – old record of 29.4ºC set in 2024