Record-setting heat sweeps the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – Hot weather records were broken across the Okanagan Monday.
Vernon shattered a 67-year record (32.2 Celsius in 1948) when the mercury blasted up to 32.6 C by 4 p.m. on Monday, June 8.
Penticton obliterated a 2003 record of 32.5 C as temperatures hit a whopping 36 C.
Meanwhile, Kelowna appears to be on the cusp of a record breaker. As of 4 p.m. Monday, the mercury was at 34.9 C, just shy of the current record, 35 C, set in 1931.
The weather is expected to remain hot and sunny for most of the week, becoming rainy on Friday.
To contact the reporter for this story, email Charlotte Helston at chelston@infonews.ca or call 250-309-5230. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.
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