97-year-old Okanagan weather record broken on Saturday

| August 4, 2024 in Weather

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If you were looking to spend the day somewhere hot on Saturday, the Okanagan Valley was the place to be as a handful of temperature records were broken. 

The oldest record to be broken was in Penticton as the South Okanagan community reached a high of 38.1℃, surpassing the previous benchmark of 36.1℃ set in 1927. 

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South of Penticton, Osoyoos set a new record with a high of 39.4℃, passing the 1988 record of 38.8℃. 

Other Okanagan communities to set new benchmarks include Summerland and Vernon. 

Residents in Summerland experienced a high of 36.6℃ on Saturday, 0.3℃ warmer than the same day in 1999. 

Vernon was a little warmer than Summerland as the municipality set a daily temperature record of 37.4℃. 

The one other temperature record to be broken on Saturday was in the Lillooet area, as the region felt a high of 39.5℃.

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