For third straight day, Vernon sets new heat record, 119-year-old mark smashed

For the third day in a row, a new heat record was set in Vernon.

Environment Canada said the temperature on Tuesday (July 9) peaked at 39.6 degrees Celsius, smashing the old record of 36.7 set in 1905 by almost 3 degrees.

Heat records were set or tied in 36 other communities on Tuesday including Kelowna, Penticton and Kamloops.

The mercury in Kelowna reached 39.3, surpassing the old record of 38.6 set in 2015. (See the complete list below.)

A heat warning remains in effect and the forecast calls for mainly sunny weather to continue with highs in the mid 30’s at least until next Tuesday.

The following areas set or tied a daily maximum temperature record on July 9, 2024 (temperature values given in degrees Celsius):

ABBOTSFORD AREA (Abbotsford A)
New record of 33.5
Old record of 31.8 set in 2010
Records in this area have been kept since 1944

BLUE RIVER AREA (Blue River CS)
New record of 37.3
Old record of 35.5 set in 2015
Records in this area have been kept since 1946

CACHE CREEK AREA (Ashcroft)
New record of 42.1
Old record of 40.2 set in 2015
Records in this area have been kept since 1944

CLEARWATER AREA (Clearwater Auto)
Tied record of 38.2 set in 2015
Records in this area have been kept since 1913

CLINTON AREA (Clinton RCS)
New record of 35.2
Old record of 34.4 set in 1975
Records in this area have been kept since 1974

CRESTON AREA (Creston Campbell Scientific)
New record of 36.9
Old record of 36.2 set in 2015
Records in this area have been kept since 1912

DAWSON CREEK AREA (Dawson Creek A)
New record of 36.2
Old record of 33.4 set in 2023
Records in this area have been kept since 1926

FORT NELSON AREA (Fort Nelson)
New record of 33.1
Old record of 33.0 set in 2023
Records in this area have been kept since 1937

FORT ST. JOHN AREA (Fort St John Airport)
New record of 33.4
Old record of 31.6 set in 2023
Records in this area have been kept since 1910

GIBSONS AREA (Sechelt Aut)
New record of 30.6
Old record of 27.6 set in 2021
Records in this area have been kept since 1949

GOLDEN AREA (Golden Airport)
New record of 36.4
Old record of 35.6 set in 1930
Records in this area have been kept since 1902

HOPE AREA (Hope Airport)
New record of 33.1
Old record of 32.5 set in 2007
Records in this area have been kept since 1936

KAMLOOPS AREA (Kamloops Aut)
New record of 40.6
Old record of 38.6 set in 2015
Records in this area have been kept since 1890

KELOWNA AREA (Kelowna UBCO)
New record of 39.3
Old record of 38.6 set in 2015
Records in this area have been kept since 1899

LILLOOET AREA (Lillooet)
New record of 41.6
Old record of 40.6 set in 1926
Records in this area have been kept since 1917

LYTTON AREA (Lytton RCS)
New record of 42.5
Old record of 40.6 set in 1975
Records in this area have been kept since 1921

MACKENZIE AREA (Mackenzie Airport Auto)
New record of 34.5
Old record of 32.7 set in 2023
Records in this area have been kept since 1971

MALAHAT AREA (Malahat)
New record of 31.6
Old record of 30.6 set in 2015
Records in this area have been kept since 1986

MERRITT AREA (Merritt)
New record of 38.4
Old record of 37.1 set in 2015
Records in this area have been kept since 1918

PEMBERTON AREA (Pemberton Airport CS)
New record of 39.8
Old record of 37.2 set in 1975
Records in this area have been kept since 1908

PENTICTON AREA (Penticton A)
New record of 38.4
Old record of 37.2 set in 1919
Records in this area have been kept since 1907

PITT MEADOWS AREA (Pitt Meadows CS)
New record of 34.2
Old record of 33.3 set in 1875
Records in this area have been kept since 1874

PORT ALBERNI AREA (Port Alberni (AUT))
Tied record of 36.1 set in 1926
Records in this area have been kept since 1900

POWELL RIVER AREA (Powell River)
New record of 30.5
Old record of 30.4 set in 1985
Records in this area have been kept since 1924

PRINCE GEORGE AREA (Prince George Airport Auto)
New record of 33.0
Old record of 32.2 set in 1926
Records in this area have been kept since 1912

PRINCETON AREA (Princeton CS)
New record of 39.5
Old record of 37.2 set in 1975
Records in this area have been kept since 1893

PUNTZI MOUNTAIN AREA (Puntzi Mountain (AUT))
New record of 34.5
Old record of 31.5 set in 2021
Records in this area have been kept since 1959

QUESNEL AREA (Quesnel Airport Auto)
New record of 37.2
Old record of 35.6 set in 1920
Records in this area have been kept since 1893

REVELSTOKE AREA (Revelstoke Airport Auto)
New record of 36.6
Old record of 36.2 set in 2017
Records in this area have been kept since 1898

SECHELT AREA (Sechelt Aut)
New record of 30.6
Old record of 29.4 set in 1956
Records in this area have been kept since 1956

SMITHERS AREA (Smithers Airport Auto)
New record of 32.2
Old record of 30.6 set in 1975
Records in this area have been kept since 1938

SQUAMISH AREA (Squamish Airport)
New record of 33.4
Old record of 32.0 set in 1985
Records in this area have been kept since 1960

TRAIL AREA (Warfield RCS)
Tied record of 39.3 set in 2015
Records in this area have been kept since 1928

VERNON AREA (Vernon Auto)
New record of 39.6
Old record of 36.7 set in 1905
Records in this area have been kept since 1900

WEST VANCOUVER AREA (West Vancouver Aut)
New record of 30.8
Old record of 30.5 set in 1985
Records in this area have been kept since 1976

WILLIAMS LAKE AREA (Williams Lake A)
New record of 35.1
Old record of 31.7 set in 1975
Records in this area have been kept since 1960

YOHO (NATIONAL PARK) AREA (Yoho Park)
New record of 31.8
Old record of 30.0 set in 1930
Records in this area have been kept since 1923

The following area set a daily minimum temperature record on July 9,
2024 (temperature values given in degrees Celsius):

BELLA BELLA AREA (Bella Bella)
New record of 6.8
Old record of 7.1 set in 2011
Records in this area have been kept since 1977