A ridge of high pressure continues to bring unseasonably hot weather to the southern half of the province.
Environment Canada has issued a heat warnings from Vancouver Island to the Kootenays.
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Besides battling extreme temperatures many B.C. residents are also contending with a smoke advisory due to more than 360 wildfires burning across the province.
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On Thursday, 24 cities in B.C. broke temperature records.
The hottest spot on the map was the Cache Creek area where the mercury hit 41 C.
Check out what other areas broke records for Aug. 9:
- Blue River:
New record: 36.5
Old record: 35.0 set in 1981
- Cache Creek Area
New record: 41.0
Old record: 37.9 set in 2013
- Castlegar
New record: 40.0
Old record: 37.6 set in 1978
- Clearwater
New record: 37.9
Old record: 35.0 set in 1939
- Clinton
New record: 34.2
Old record: 31.7 set in 2013
- Cranbrook
New record: 36.9
Old record: 35.0 set in 1922
- Golden
New record: 34.0
Old record: 33.3 set in 1941
- Grand Forks
New record: 39.1
Old record: 37.0 set in 1978
- Invermere
New record: 36.5
Old record: 35.0 set in 1991
- Kamloops
New record: 40.8
Old record: 37.8 set in 1898
- Kelowna
New record: 37.0
Old record: 36.0 set in 1978
- Kootenay National Park Area
New record: 36.0
Old record: 35.0 set in 1991
- Malahat
New record: 31.8
Old record: 31.5 set in 1990
- Merritt
New record: 36.8
Old record: 35.5 set in 1981
- Pemberton
New record: 38.2
Old record: 37.0 set in 1981
- Princeton
New record: 38.5
Old record: 36.1 set in 1942
- Sechelt
New record: 29.1
Old record: 29.0 set in 1981
- Sparwood
New record: 34.5
Old record: 32.8 set in 1971
- Tetsa River
New record: 27.7
Old record: 27.0 set in 1983
- Trail
New record: 41.1
Old record: 37.8 set in 1978
- Valemount
New record: 35.7
Old record: 34.5 set in 1981
- Vernon
Tied record: 35.4
Old record: 35.4 set in 2013
- Williams Lake
New record: 33.5
Old record: 32.5 set in 1981
- Yoho National Park
New record: 29.6
Old record: 29.4 set in 1965
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