NANAIMO — Multiple daily high-temperature records have fallen across Vancouver Island already this week, with some mid-Island communities eclipsing their previous mark by almost five degrees.
Temperatures in Nanaimo hit 32.2 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, June 23, surpassing the 1992 high point of 31.1.
Qualicum Beach also broke its 1992 record of 27.5 degrees, when it hit 32.2 on Tuesday.
Courtenay and Comox were in unison when they both reached 31.5 degrees, breaking their previous records of 28.9, both set in 1989.
The Duncan area broke an 86-year-old daily high temperature record at 32.9 degrees, with Gonzales Point in Victoria hitting 30.4, beating their 2017 record of 26.6.
North of them, Port Hardy hit 24.2 degrees, good enough to best their 1961 record of 21.1, while Tofino on Vancouver Island’s west coast saw a high of 28.9 degrees Tuesday, beating its 1989 mark of 27.4.
Temperatures are expected to cool off by Thursday, with a good chance Vancouver Island will see a bit of rain before the weekend.
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