Hot flash: 32 daily temperature records broken across B.C. on Monday

The unseasonable heat wave hitting most parts of B.C. saw 32 maximum daytime temperature records tumble forthe date of March 18.

In Chilliwack, a 122-year-oldrecord of 20C set in 1896 fell with the mercury reaching 22.8 C on Monday.

Fort Nelson's record of 10.6 C set in 1960 was smashed when the temperature climbedto16.6 C.

Some of the notable other record-breaking locations:

• Squamisharea: 23.5 C old record 18C set in 1996 (records beganin 1960)
• Victoria Harbour: 17.1 C old record 14.6 C set in 2016 (records began in1874)
• Secheltarea: 18 C old record 14 Cset in 1981 (records began in 1956)
• Muncho Lake area: 13.9 C old record 10 Cset in 1995 (records began in 1970)
• Clinton area: 12.4 C old record 7.9 C set in 2007 (records began in 1973)
• Cassiar area: 10.3 C old record 6 Cset in 1981 (records began in 1954)

The warm weather will continue as astrong ridge of high pressure remainsin placeover B.C..

More single-day records are expected to fall Tuesday and Wednesday, with temperatures on the South Coast reaching into the high teens and low 20s, a good 7-10 C above the seasonal norm.