Another new heat record for Vernon

Jun 30, 2021 | 5:30 AM

The B.C. Ambulance Service has been overloaded the last few days responding to heat-related calls, which also has meant longer times getting through to 9-1-1.

There have been more than 100 heat-related deaths on the Lower Mainland.

As for temperatures on Tuesday, Lytton set a new Canada high at 49.6, while Vernon got up to a record 44.2, beating the previous high of 38.8 set in 2008.

Kelowna reached a record high of 45.2, smashing the previous high of 39.2 set in 2008.

The forecast for Vernon today (Wednesday) is Sunny. Hazy. Wind becoming north 20 km/h this afternoon. High 43. On Canada Day, the high will be 37.

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Environment Canada said 59 daily record max temps were set in B.C. Tuesday and 43 were all-time records.

Three days ago, the Canadian daily maximum temperature record was 45.0°C set in Yellow Grass and Midale, SK. The following stations met or surpassed that temperature on 29th June 2021.

Cache Creek: 47.4
Grand Forks: 45.0
Kamloops: 47.3
Kelowna: 45.2
Lillooet: 46.7
Osoyoos: 45.0

— ECCC Weather British Columbia (@ECCCWeatherBC) June 30, 2021