August Was One Of The Hottest Months On Record In Bc Meteorologists

Environment Canada meteorologist Ken Dosanjh says it was about 18.3C on average in Vancouver last month – and temperatures in August are usually around 17.2C. Vancouver’s hottest month on record remains July 1958, when the average temperature was about 20.6 C. Abbotsford, 72 kilometers southeast of Vancouver, saw its hottest month ever, with an average temperature of 21 C. But with the humidity index and sunshine, it felt much warmer. Fort St. John, 440 kilometers northeast of Prince George, also saw its hottest month on record, with an average temperature of 18.7C. Blue skies and high temperatures graced Vancouver for most of August, making it the hottest month in the city’s history. (Courtney Dickson/CBC) CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe says it’s possible Victoria also saw its hottest month on record in August, although the data is preliminary and still being analyzed. Vancouver Island, as well as the Haida Gwaii Basin, is currently experiencing a Level 3 drought, where adverse socioeconomic or ecosystem impacts and potential water limitations are possible. “This has been one of the hottest Augusts ever recorded in BC,” Wagstaffe said. This comes after BC broke provincial heat records in July and national heat records for the summer of 2021 when hundreds died as a result of the heat that year. This year, an estimated 16 people died during a heat wave in late July that lasted into the first days of August, according to the BC coroner’s office. Extreme weather events, including higher-than-average temperatures, are expected to occur more frequently due to climate change, Wagstaffe says. “Based on the latest UN climate change projections, BC will continue to see our temperatures rise in the coming decades,” he said. “The province has already averaged a rise of two degrees since the turn of the century.” A man rides a bicycle in downtown Kelowna. The province broke provincial heat records in July, and an estimated 16 people died during a heat wave late in the month that lasted into the first days of August, according to the BC Coroner’s Office. (Winston Szeto/CBC) Dosanjh says the heat this summer is largely due to warm, dry air that has been stagnant. Each day was getting hotter because the temperatures didn’t cool down at night, he said. However, Dosanjh is optimistic that temperatures will return to normal as we head into September. “We’re definitely over the worst of it,” he said. He says Labor Day weekend could remain warm, particularly in the southern interior, but a slightly cooler air mass from Alaska is on the way and should drop temperatures into the low 20s in Vancouver next week.

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Environment Canada meteorologist Ken Dosanjh says it was about 18.3C on average in Vancouver last month – and temperatures in August are usually around 17.2C. Vancouver’s hottest month on record remains July 1958, when the average temperature was about 20.6 C. Abbotsford, 72 kilometers southeast of Vancouver, saw its hottest month ever, with an average temperature of 21 C. But with the humidity index and sunshine, it felt much warmer. Fort St. John, 440 kilometers northeast of Prince George, also saw its hottest month on record, with an average temperature of 18.7C. Blue skies and high temperatures graced Vancouver for most of August, making it the hottest month in the city’s history. (Courtney Dickson/CBC) CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe says it’s possible Victoria also saw its hottest month on record in August, although the data is preliminary and still being analyzed. Vancouver Island, as well as the Haida Gwaii Basin, is currently experiencing a Level 3 drought, where adverse socioeconomic or ecosystem impacts and potential water limitations are possible. “This has been one of the hottest Augusts ever recorded in BC,” Wagstaffe said. This comes after BC broke provincial heat records in July and national heat records for the summer of 2021 when hundreds died as a result of the heat that year. This year, an estimated 16 people died during a heat wave in late July that lasted into the first days of August, according to the BC coroner’s office. Extreme weather events, including higher-than-average temperatures, are expected to occur more frequently due to climate change, Wagstaffe says. “Based on the latest UN climate change projections, BC will continue to see our temperatures rise in the coming decades,” he said. “The province has already averaged a rise of two degrees since the turn of the century.” A man rides a bicycle in downtown Kelowna. The province broke provincial heat records in July, and an estimated 16 people died during a heat wave late in the month that lasted into the first days of August, according to the BC Coroner’s Office. (Winston Szeto/CBC) Dosanjh says the heat this summer is largely due to warm, dry air that has been stagnant. Each day was getting hotter because the temperatures didn’t cool down at night, he said. However, Dosanjh is optimistic that temperatures will return to normal as we head into September. “We’re definitely over the worst of it,” he said. He says Labor Day weekend could remain warm, particularly in the southern interior, but a slightly cooler air mass from Alaska is on the way and should drop temperatures into the low 20s in Vancouver next week.

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Environment Canada meteorologist Ken Dosanjh says it was about 18.3C on average in Vancouver last month – and temperatures in August are usually around 17.2C. Vancouver’s hottest month on record remains July 1958, when the average temperature was about 20.6 C. Abbotsford, 72 kilometers southeast of Vancouver, saw its hottest month ever, with an average temperature of 21 C. But with the humidity index and sunshine, it felt much warmer. Fort St. John, 440 kilometers northeast of Prince George, also saw its hottest month on record, with an average temperature of 18.7C. Blue skies and high temperatures graced Vancouver for most of August, making it the hottest month in the city’s history. (Courtney Dickson/CBC) CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe says it’s possible Victoria also saw its hottest month on record in August, although the data is preliminary and still being analyzed. Vancouver Island, as well as the Haida Gwaii Basin, is currently experiencing a Level 3 drought, where adverse socioeconomic or ecosystem impacts and potential water limitations are possible. “This has been one of the hottest Augusts ever recorded in BC,” Wagstaffe said. This comes after BC broke provincial heat records in July and national heat records for the summer of 2021 when hundreds died as a result of the heat that year. This year, an estimated 16 people died during a heat wave in late July that lasted into the first days of August, according to the BC coroner’s office. Extreme weather events, including higher-than-average temperatures, are expected to occur more frequently due to climate change, Wagstaffe says. “Based on the latest UN climate change projections, BC will continue to see our temperatures rise in the coming decades,” he said. “The province has already averaged a rise of two degrees since the turn of the century.” A man rides a bicycle in downtown Kelowna. The province broke provincial heat records in July, and an estimated 16 people died during a heat wave late in the month that lasted into the first days of August, according to the BC Coroner’s Office. (Winston Szeto/CBC) Dosanjh says the heat this summer is largely due to warm, dry air that has been stagnant. Each day was getting hotter because the temperatures didn’t cool down at night, he said. However, Dosanjh is optimistic that temperatures will return to normal as we head into September. “We’re definitely over the worst of it,” he said. He says Labor Day weekend could remain warm, particularly in the southern interior, but a slightly cooler air mass from Alaska is on the way and should drop temperatures into the low 20s in Vancouver next week.

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Environment Canada meteorologist Ken Dosanjh says it was about 18.3C on average in Vancouver last month – and temperatures in August are usually around 17.2C. Vancouver’s hottest month on record remains July 1958, when the average temperature was about 20.6 C. Abbotsford, 72 kilometers southeast of Vancouver, saw its hottest month ever, with an average temperature of 21 C. But with the humidity index and sunshine, it felt much warmer. Fort St. John, 440 kilometers northeast of Prince George, also saw its hottest month on record, with an average temperature of 18.7C. Blue skies and high temperatures graced Vancouver for most of August, making it the hottest month in the city’s history. (Courtney Dickson/CBC) CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe says it’s possible Victoria also saw its hottest month on record in August, although the data is preliminary and still being analyzed. Vancouver Island, as well as the Haida Gwaii Basin, is currently experiencing a Level 3 drought, where adverse socioeconomic or ecosystem impacts and potential water limitations are possible. “This has been one of the hottest Augusts ever recorded in BC,” Wagstaffe said. This comes after BC broke provincial heat records in July and national heat records for the summer of 2021 when hundreds died as a result of the heat that year. This year, an estimated 16 people died during a heat wave in late July that lasted into the first days of August, according to the BC coroner’s office. Extreme weather events, including higher-than-average temperatures, are expected to occur more frequently due to climate change, Wagstaffe says. “Based on the latest UN climate change projections, BC will continue to see our temperatures rise in the coming decades,” he said. “The province has already averaged a rise of two degrees since the turn of the century.” A man rides a bicycle in downtown Kelowna. The province broke provincial heat records in July, and an estimated 16 people died during a heat wave late in the month that lasted into the first days of August, according to the BC Coroner’s Office. (Winston Szeto/CBC) Dosanjh says the heat this summer is largely due to warm, dry air that has been stagnant. Each day was getting hotter because the temperatures didn’t cool down at night, he said. However, Dosanjh is optimistic that temperatures will return to normal as we head into September. “We’re definitely over the worst of it,” he said. He says Labor Day weekend could remain warm, particularly in the southern interior, but a slightly cooler air mass from Alaska is on the way and should drop temperatures into the low 20s in Vancouver next week.