A new record overnight low was set in one Cariboo community.
Environment Canada Meteorologist Derek Lee said last night (October 13) they saw some pretty cool temperatures in the Quesnel area.
“The new record has it being as cold as minus 9.1 degrees Celsius and the old record was minus 7.8 degrees set in 1910. Definitely with cooler nights and no cloud cover a lot of cooling can happen overnight in the Cariboo region.”
With that in mind we asked Lee if it was possible that another record could be set in the days ahead.
“To break a record I would say it is possible to be contending in the top five but to break the all time record we would likely have to be as cold as minus 9 or even below that to break a daily record. Anything that is below minus 6 should be in the top five.”
Lee noted that overnight on Thursday (October 16) temperatures will be close to zero so it’s cool to the point that we could be seeing some rain mixed with flurries or even flurries or freezing rain if it gets much cooler than forecasted.
“Overnight lows should be hovering around zero to two degrees at this point in October.”
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