698
AWCN11 CWVR 040647
WEATHER SUMMARY
FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 11:47 P.M. PDT SUNDAY 3 MAY 2026.
DISCUSSION.
THE FOLLOWING AREAS SET A DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORD ON MAY 3,
2026 (TEMPERATURE VALUES GIVEN IN DEGREES CELSIUS):
BELLA BELLA AREA (BELLA BELLA)
NEW RECORD OF 26.1
OLD RECORD OF 18.0 SET IN 1998
RECORDS IN THIS AREA HAVE BEEN KEPT SINCE 1977
BURNS LAKE AREA (BURNS LAKE DECKER LAKE)
NEW RECORD OF 22.2
OLD RECORD OF 21.1 SET IN 1998
RECORDS IN THIS AREA HAVE BEEN KEPT SINCE 1949
CACHE CREEK AREA (ASHCROFT)
NEW RECORD OF 31.2
OLD RECORD OF 29.4 SET IN 1945
RECORDS IN THIS AREA HAVE BEEN KEPT SINCE 1944
CAMPBELL RIVER AREA (CAMPBELL RIVER A)
NEW RECORD OF 28.9
OLD RECORD OF 22.8 SET IN 2013
RECORDS IN THIS AREA HAVE BEEN KEPT SINCE 1958
COMOX AREA (COMOX A)
NEW RECORD OF 27.1
OLD RECORD OF 25.0 SET IN 1946
RECORDS IN THIS AREA HAVE BEEN KEPT SINCE 1914
ESTEVAN POINT AREA (ESTEVAN POINT CS)
NEW RECORD OF 18.6
OLD RECORD OF 17.8 SET IN 1944
RECORDS IN THIS AREA HAVE BEEN KEPT SINCE 1908
LILLOOET AREA (LILLOOET)
NEW RECORD OF 31.1
OLD RECORD OF 30.6 SET IN 1937
RECORDS IN THIS AREA HAVE BEEN KEPT SINCE 1917
MERRITT AREA (MERRITT)
NEW RECORD OF 28.5
OLD RECORD OF 28.2 SET IN 2016
RECORDS IN THIS AREA HAVE BEEN KEPT SINCE 1918
NANAIMO AREA (NANAIMO A)
NEW RECORD OF 28.1
OLD RECORD OF 25.6 SET IN 1946
RECORDS IN THIS AREA HAVE BEEN KEPT SINCE 1892
NELSON AREA (NELSON CS)
NEW RECORD OF 29.0
OLD RECORD OF 28.3 SET IN 1966
RECORDS IN THIS AREA HAVE BEEN KEPT SINCE 1904
OSOYOOS AREA (OSOYOOS CS)
NEW RECORD OF 31.4
OLD RECORD OF 30.5 SET IN 2023
RECORDS IN THIS AREA HAVE BEEN KEPT SINCE 1954
PEMBERTON AREA (PEMBERTON AIRPORT CS)
NEW RECORD OF 32.0
OLD RECORD OF 31.1 SET IN 1957
RECORDS IN THIS AREA HAVE BEEN KEPT SINCE 1908
PITT MEADOWS AREA (PITT MEADOWS CS)
NEW RECORD OF 28.9
OLD RECORD OF 28.3 SET IN 1946
RECORDS IN THIS AREA HAVE BEEN KEPT SINCE 1874
PORT ALBERNI AREA (PORT ALBERNI (AUT))
NEW RECORD OF 29.8
OLD RECORD OF 26.7 SET IN 1907
RECORDS IN THIS AREA HAVE BEEN KEPT SINCE 1900
POWELL RIVER AREA (POWELL RIVER)
NEW RECORD OF 25.2
OLD RECORD OF 22.2 SET IN 1946
RECORDS IN THIS AREA HAVE BEEN KEPT SINCE 1924
QUALICUM BEACH AREA (QUALICUM BEACH AIRPORT)
NEW RECORD OF 26.5
OLD RECORD OF 21.4 SET IN 2023
RECORDS IN THIS AREA HAVE BEEN KEPT SINCE 1962
SANDSPIT AREA (SANDSPIT AIRPORT AUTO)
NEW RECORD OF 16.4
OLD RECORD OF 15.6 SET IN 1975
RECORDS IN THIS AREA HAVE BEEN KEPT SINCE 1945
SECHELT AREA (SECHELT AUT)
NEW RECORD OF 26.3
OLD RECORD OF 21.8 SET IN 2016
RECORDS IN THIS AREA HAVE BEEN KEPT SINCE 1956
SQUAMISH AREA (SQUAMISH AIRPORT)
NEW RECORD OF 29.9
OLD RECORD OF 25.0 SET IN 1992
RECORDS IN THIS AREA HAVE BEEN KEPT SINCE 1960
TOFINO AREA (TOFINO A)
NEW RECORD OF 25.7
OLD RECORD OF 21.1 SET IN 1944
RECORDS IN THIS AREA HAVE BEEN KEPT SINCE 1896
VICTORIA AREA (VICTORIA INTL A)
NEW RECORD OF 25.1
OLD RECORD OF 25.0 SET IN 1944
RECORDS IN THIS AREA HAVE BEEN KEPT SINCE 1914
VICTORIA HARBOUR AREA (VICTORIA GONZALES CS)
NEW RECORD OF 26.9
OLD RECORD OF 25.0 SET IN 1898
RECORDS IN THIS AREA HAVE BEEN KEPT SINCE 1874
WEST VANCOUVER AREA (WEST VANCOUVER AUT)
NEW RECORD OF 26.8
OLD RECORD OF 25.0 SET IN 1992
RECORDS IN THIS AREA HAVE BEEN KEPT SINCE 1976
WHISTLER AREA (WHISTLER - NESTERS)
NEW RECORD OF 28.2
OLD RECORD OF 24.7 SET IN 2023
RECORDS IN THIS AREA HAVE BEEN KEPT SINCE 1950
NOTE: THE TEMPERATURE RECORDS REPORTED HERE HAVE BEEN DERIVED FROM A
SELECTION OF HISTORICAL STATIONS IN EACH GEOGRAPHIC AREA THAT WERE
ACTIVE DURING THE PERIOD OF RECORD.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SUMMARY MAY CONTAIN PRELIMINARY OR UNOFFICIAL
INFORMATION AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A COMPLETE OR FINAL REPORT.
END/PSPC
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