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Much of the province is riding a heat wave into the first official week of summer.
According to Environment Canada, several record high temperature marks were eclipsed on Tuesday, June 11, with thermometres almost touching 30°C in many areas.
New daily high temperature records were set yesterday thanks to a strong ridge of high pressure. https://t.co/jucfWfNz40 #bcstorm
— ECCC Weather British Columbia (@ECCCWeatherBC) June 12, 2019
The hottest spot in Canada was Lytton, B.C. where the daytime high hit a balmy 35°C on the mercury.
However, the real news came out of Victoria where Tuesday’s high of 28.4°C smashed the previous high for June 11 of 21.7°C set in 1874.
The provincial capital was not alone as several other towns saw new heat records set on Tuesday:
Just like that... it's sunscreen season!