A recent cold snap broke temperature records across the province yesterday.
On Wednesday, October 3rd, a cold winter front brought B.C. temperatures below freezing in a number of places. Moreover, Vancouver temperatures reached a record low.
While the temperature did not dip below zero, it was extremely cold for early fall. In fact, Environment Canada recorded 1.6°C at the Vancouver International Airport. The previous record of 2.8°C was set in 1937.
In addition to reaching extremely cold temperatures, other parts of the province also set record lows.
Prince George reached a bone-chilling -12.1°C, breaking its old record of -9.4°C set in 1950. Similarly, Quesnel reached an all-time low -8.4°C, breaking its old record of -8.3°C set in 1950.
Even more astonishing, Clinton hit a freezing low of -14.2°C, smashing its old record of -5°C set in 2012.
In total, over 18 new record lows were set overnight in B.C.
https://twitter.com/ECCCWeatherBC/status/1047879109668421633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1047879109668421633&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fvancouversun.com%2Fnews%2Flocal-news%2Frecord-breaking-cold-temperatures-recorded-across-b-c
We've upgraded the Snowfall Warnings to Winter Storm Warnings for the Chiclotin, 100 Mile, Clinton and #BCHwy97 through Begbie Summit. 30cms has already fallen with another 10-15cm by the end of the afternoon. Full details here: https://t.co/bl29uuFbwe #BCstorm pic.twitter.com/8VSPIClabg
— ECCC Weather British Columbia (@ECCCWeatherBC) October 2, 2018
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
Environment Canada also predicts snowfall will continue to fall on through the week on major highways in the province. As a result, it is advising drivers to prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions, as visibility may be suddenly reduced at times in heavy snow. Further, motorists travelling on some highways will require winter tires on their vehicles as of Monday, October 1st.
