While this week's Vancouver weather forecast looks decidedly wet and stormy, B.C. saw sizzling temperatures over the weekend. In fact, the province smashed 17 temperature records on Mother's Day.
The City of Vancouver reached a temperature 22.7°C, which didn't set a new record for May 11, but it came close. According to @YVR_weather, Sunday's temperature brought the city within 0.6°C of a new record. With this in mind, it felt a great warmer in the city of the weekend with humidity. For instance, the 3 p.m. humidex on Sunday was 23.4, which made it the second muggiest May 10 since the reccords began in 1953.
As for the rest of the province, a number of areas saw soaring temperatures, with Squamish and Hope soaring past the 30°C mark. In total, 17 records were set in B.C. including:
- Abbotsford Area set a new record of 29.0, beating the old record of 27.7 set in 2019.
- Bella Bella set a new record of 25.2, beating the old record of 24.5 set in 2019.
- Comox set a new record of 26.6, beating the old record of 25.6 set in 1968.
- Courtenay set a new record of 26.6, beating the old record of 25.6 set in 1968.
- Esquimalt set a new record of 27.8, beating the old record of 24.8 set in 2019.
- Gonzales set a new record of 27.8, beating the old record of 24.8 set in 2019.
- Hope set a new record of 30.2, beating the old record of 28.4 set in 2019.
- Malahat set a new record of 25.4, beating the old record of 24.7 set in 2019.
- Port Hardy set a new record of 23.6, beating the old record of 21.1 set in 1968.
- Prince Rupert set a new record of 24.4, beating the old record of 23.0 set in 2005.
- Sandsplit set a new record of 17.3, beating the old record of 17.2 set in 1963.
- Squamish set a new record of 30.1, beating the old record of 28.0 set in 2019.
- Victoria set a new record of 27.7, beating the old record of 25.3 set in 2019.
- Victoria Harbour set a new record of 27.8, beating the old record of 24.8 set in 2019.
- Victoria Hartland Area set a new record of 27.8, beating the old record of 24.8 set in 2019.
- University of Victoria set a new record of 27.8, beating the old record of 24.8 set in 2019.
- White Rock set a new record of 29.1, beating the old record of 26.7 set in 1941.
Of course, the sizzling daily highs lured Vancouverites out to local beaches in droves over the weekend. And while there is signage directing beach-goers to maintain a safe, two-metre physical distance from one another, a number of photos taken at beaches over Mother's Day weekend have some people questioning if the rule is being followed.
