Extreme Heat Returns To Western Canada Days Three And Four - 08/02/2021 - 08/03/2021

Weather summary

for British Columbia

issued by Environment Canada

at 7:13 p.m. PDT Tuesday 3 August 2021.

Discussion.

The following areas will have set a daily maximum temperature record 

on August 3, 2021: 

Cache Creek Area (Ashcroft) 

Preliminary new record of 38.9 

Old record of 37.2 set in 1973 

Records in this area have been kept since 1944 

Clinton Area (Clinton RCS) 

Preliminary new record of 32.5 

Old record of 30.6 set in 2015 

Records in this area have been kept since 1974 

Lillooet Area (Lillooet) 

Preliminary new record of 38.9 

Old record of 38.5 set in 1998 

Records in this area have been kept since 1917 

Lytton Area (Lytton RCS) 

Preliminary new record of 40.2 

Old record of 39.4 set in 1961 

Records in this area have been kept since 1921 

Merritt Area (Merritt) 

Preliminary new record of 36.8 

Old record of 36.0 set in 1978 

Records in this area have been kept since 1918 

Pemberton Area (Pemberton Airport CS) 

Preliminary new record of 37.6 

Old record of 36.6 set in 1998 

Records in this area have been kept since 1908 

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.

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Weather summary

for the Northwest Territories

issued by Environment Canada

at 4:13 p.m. MDT Tuesday 3 August 2021.

Discussion.

Monday was another day of record breaking heat for parts of the 

Northwest Territories. 

The following area set an all-time maximum temperature record on 

August 2, 2021: 

Yellowknife Area 

New record of 32.6 

Old record of 32.5 set in 1989 

Records in this area have been kept since 1942 

The following areas set a daily maximum temperature record on August 

2, 2021: 

Deline Area 

New record of 30.4 

Old record of 29.5 set in 1998 

Records in this area have been kept since 1974 

Fort Providence Area 

New record of 34.6 

Old record of 33.2 set in 2020 

Records in this area have been kept since 1943 

Nahanni Butte Area 

New record of 35.1 

Old record of 32.5 set in 2017 

Records in this area have been kept since 1957 

Yellowknife Area 

New record of 32.6 

Old record of 30.9 set in 1984 

Records in this area have been kept since 1942 

Wrigley Area 

New record of 32.1 

Old record of 32.0 

Records in this area have been kept since 1943 

The following area tied the daily maximum temperature record on 

August 2, 2021: 

Gameti Area 

Tied record of 30.1 

Old record of 30.1 set in 2020 

Records in this area have been kept since 1995 

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/PASPC