According to Environment Canada, Abbotsford was the hot spot in Canada on Monday (Jan. 29).
The weather station at the Abbotsford International Airport recorded a temperature high of 18.2 Celsius on Monday.
That mark also set a new daily temperature record for the station, breaking the previous record of 15.6 C set 64 years ago in 1960.
Records have been kept at that station since 1944. The high for the same date in 2023 was 3.5 C and 2022 was 5.2 C.
Abbotsford was the @environmentca hot spot yesterday at 18.2 C - https://t.co/R0B506D9dW pic.twitter.com/9avSyRxLvN
— Ben Lypka (@BenLypka) January 30, 2024
It’s been quite a swing in temperature for Abbotsford this month, as Jan. 12 to 14 recorded high temperatures of -10.9 C, -7.2 C and -3 C respectively.
Environment Canada stated that a very mild airmass led to above seasonal temperatures in many areas across the province.
Other high temperature records were set at stations in Bella Bella, Cache Creek, Clinton, Comox, Courtenay, Cranbrook, Dawson Creek, Dease Lake, Esquimalt, Fort Nelson, Fort St. John, Gibsons, Gonzales Point, Kamloops, Mackenzie, Malahat, Osoyoos, Penticton, Port Hardy, Powell River, Prince Rupert, Puntzi Mountain, Richmond, Sechelt, Sparwood, Terrace, Vancouver, Victoria and West Vancouver.