By James Peters / Chad Harris

Record-breaking heat scorches Kamloops and area

Jul 7, 2017 | 12:05 PM

Kamloops has always been a hot place in the summertime, so it’s hard to break a temperature record in July.

But that’s exactly what we did yesterday.

Environment Canada says the city hit 38.5°C yesterday, smashing a record of 37.2°C set 111 years ago.

Forecaster Matt MacDonald says we could break another long-standing record today.

“The current existing record is way back in 1906, and that is 35.6°C. I think we will likely be beating that one. Kamloops is a hot place, but this is particularly hot. Following a very dry June where we only picked up 3mm of rain, obviously this sets the stage for a developing drought,” said MacDonald.

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MacDonald advises residents to avoid the sun in the middle of the day, as a UV index of 8 out of 10 is predicted.

• Cache Creek 39.2 (previous record 37.8 in 1960) 
• Castlegar 37.9 (previous record 37.2 in 1968) 
• Clearwater 36.9 (previous record 35.6 in 1975) 
• Clinton 30.2 (previous record 28.6 in 2015) 
• Gibsons  27.3 (previous record 25.8 in 2015) 
• Hope slide 29.7 (previous record 28.0 in 2015) 
• Kamloops 38.5 (previous record 37.2 in 1906) 
• Kelowna 37.3 (previous record 34.4 in 1968) 
• Mackenzie 28.9 (previous record 28.3 in 2015) 
• Merritt 35.7 (previous record 34.4 in 1975) 
• Nakusp 35.4 (previous record 33.9 in 2007) 
• Nelson 38.8 (previous record 35.0 in 1922) 
• Osoyoos 37.8 (tied previous record 37.8 in 1968) 
• Penticton 36.5 (previous record 34.4 in 1942) 
• Prince George 30.6 (tied previous record 30.6 in 1920) 
• Puntzi Mountain 32.0 (previous record 31.1 in 1975) 
• Squamish 29.0 (previous record 28.5 in 2011) 
• Vernon 36.9 (previous record 36.1 in 1906) 
• Williams Lake 31.1 (previous record 30.0 in 1975) 
• Warfield 39.7 (previous record 37.2 in 1968)