Above 40 C temperatures sink into B.C.s Southern Interior [Video]

B.C.’s Southern Interior was soaked in scorching sun Wednesday, and broke more than a dozen temperature records throughout the day.

Trail was the hottest spot in the province on Wednesday and it had a daily high temperature of 40.5 C, breaking the record of 38.4 set in 2021.

Cache Creek which has had record breaking heat for four consecutive days saw the heat hit 40.3 C Wednesday, breaking the record of 38.9 C set in 1975.

Kamloops rounded out the top five hotspots in B.C. Wednesday, when the temperature reached  39.4 C breaking a record of 38.9 C set in 1926.

In the Okanagan, Kelowna also broke records when the heat rose to 40.3 C, breaking a record of 37.2 set in 2001, while Osoyoos was a bit cooler. The southern Okanagan city recorded a daily high of  40.1 C, breaking the old record of  39.4 C set in 1975.

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