B.C. weather: Heat breaks temperature records [Video]

Dozens of temperature records were broken in B.C. on Sunday as parts of the province saw their warmest weekend of the year so far.

Sunday marked the third day in a row that new records were set for high temperatures in parts of B.C., according to preliminary data from Environment Canada. Friday saw 10 records defeated, Saturday brought 38 new high temperatures and, on Sunday, another 38 new records were set. Most of the records that fell were decades old, including some that were previously set more than 100 years ago.

Vancouver, for example, broke its March 17 record first set in 1900 and tied in 1995. On Sunday, it got as warm as 15.1 C. Previously, it had only been as warm as 14.4 C on that day.

Meanwhile, in Quesnel, the mercury rose to 22.8 C on Sunday. That shattered the area’s previous record for March 17 of …