Record-setting cold in South Okanagan, North Thompson
Three South Okanagan communities broke their daily low temperature records yesterday, Dec. 27.
One record fell in the North Thompson as Clinton recorded a low of -35.8 Celsius, eclipsing the -26 C record set in 1992, according to Environment Canada.
It was nowhere near as cold in the South Okanagan with Summerland being the coldest of the record-breaking communities at -22.4 C, breaking its 1971 record of -20.6 C.
Penticton got down to -20.6 C, breaking its 1968 record of -19.4 C while Osoyoos dipped to -17.9 C, breaking its 1971 record of -15.6 C.
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Numerous other cold records for Dec. 27 were broken in B.C. including Abbotsford at -15.6 C (old record -15 C in 1968), Vancouver at -15.3 C (old record -12.8 in 1971) and Quesnel at -38.9 (old record -38.6 in 1996).
Extreme cold warnings have been issued by Environment Canada for most of the province except for the Okanagan, West Kootenays, Vancouver Island and the far north.
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