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.
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