Over 30 warm weather records broken across Metro Vancouver and B.C.
Several areas across B.C. and the Lower Mainland have been hit hard with heavy rain this week, and those who were compelled to ditch their rain jackets for lighter outfits yesterday now know why.
Temperature records were broken across the province on Wednesday, Nov. 11, including a decades-old historical high in Vancouver.
According to the daily weather summaries from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), 31 B.C. spots tied or set records on Remembrance Day.
While Vancouver is in the midst of a warmer-than-normal fall, Wednesday’s high in the city broke a record set back in 1996.
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Vancouver hit a daily maximum temperature record on Nov. 11 of 17°C.
The previous record for the date was 16.3°C, a difference of 0.7°C, set in 1996. Records for the area have been kept since 1896.
Records were set in several other Lower Mainland cities, including White Rock (18.7°C), Richmond (17.1°C), and Abbotsford (20.1°C).
Several of the high-temperature marks were set decades ago.
According to Morgen Shull, an ECCC meteorologist, strong southerly winds brought a near-subtropical flow to the region, which caused temperatures to rise rapidly.
“In Abbotsford on Wednesday, the temperatures at 2 p.m. came in at 14°C. Then at 3 p.m., it went up to 20°C,” explained Shull. “It was very moist, warm air. The jet stream was funnelled right into us.
“Over the next 12 hours, the remnants of the same atmospheric river system are still coming through. We should remain fairly dry until later in the day on Friday evening, when another low-pressure system is starting to make its way into the region.
“Significant amounts will come later in the day on Saturday into Sunday with another system.”
If you’re looking for a cool activity to do around Vancouver, we’ve got you covered this weekend.
From a holiday tree lighting to the Circle Craft Holiday Market and more, here are 14 fantastic things to do from Nov. 13 to 15.