17 temperature records broken in B.C. on Saturday as cold snap continues

More temperature records were broken in B.C. on Saturday, as a cold snap continues to batter the province. According to Environment Canada, a total of 17 communities across the province recorded their coldest ever temperatures for Jan. 13, including 10 in the Interior region. Penticton shattered a record set all the way back in 1950 by more than 3 degrees, after the daily low on Saturday was 26.6 C, while Osoyoos also set a new record with a daily low of 22.3 C, surpassing its previous record on Jan.

13 of 19.8 set back in 2017. 1:56 Deep freeze shattering records across Canada In the North Okanagan, Salmon Arm saw the temperature dip down to 30.4 C, breaking their previous record on that day in history of 27.2 C, set all the way back in 1911. Story continues below advertisement Nelson ( 21.9 C), Nakusp ( 23.7 C), Revelstoke ( 27.3 C), Sparwood (40.0 C), Trail ( 26.9 C), Creston ( 27.2 C) and Cranbrook ( 36.8 C) were among the other Interior communities that also surpassed their previous daily low records set on Jan.

13. Get the latest National news. Sent to your email, every day. Below are the other communities that set a daily minimum temperature record for Jan. 13. Bella Bella Area New record 9.7 C Old record 4.5 C, set back in 2005 Blue River Area New record 39.9 C Old record 37.8 C, set back in 1950 Trending Now 9 arrested after secret tunnel found under NYC synagogue.

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envoy says 5 year old dies after apparent hotel fold out bed incident, Quebec police say Malahat Area New record 12.6 C Old record 7.8 C, set in 2020 Sechelt Area New record 11.4 C Old record 6.7 C, set back in 1971 Squamish Area New record 14.8 C Old record of 11.8 C, set in 2017 West Vancouver New record 12.4 C Old record 7.2 C, set back in 1993 The coldest part of the province on Saturday was Yoho National Park, recording a bone chilling low of 42.6 C.

Story continues below advertisement Despite these frigid conditions, temperatures are expected to start to rise slowly in the Okanagan over the next several days, with Kelowna forecasted to see overnight lows in the mid teens until Wednesday, and daily highs transitioning from double to single digits starting Monday, before seeing a high of plus 1 on Friday..