Wednesday, August 04, 2021

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.

End/PSPC

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

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