The record for consecutive overnight low temperatures in the Cariboo has come to an end.
Environment Meteorologist Lisa Erven said neither Quesnel or Williams Lake even came close.
“But we did set new daytime high temperature records yesterday. In Quesnel it got up to 12.7 degrees beating the old record of 11.5 set back in 1997. For Williams Lake it was 10.5 degrees beating the old record of 9.3 also set back in 1997.”
Looking at the chance of any daytime high records being set today, Erven said as of 11 this (Wednesday) morning it was already 12.2 in Quesnel and the current record is 12.7 and for Williams Lake the old record has already matched at 10 degrees and could go up as the afternoon progresses.
We asked Erven if there was any chance another daytime temperature record could be set tomorrow (Thursday) or Friday.
“Looking at current standing records, for the Quesnel area we would need daytime highs of about 12 degrees and for Friday about 11.3 degrees and the forecasted daytime highs are in the plus 9 range so it’s less likely for Quesnel. In Williams Lake, the current record for tomorrow would be 8.1 degrees and with our forecast of 9 there’s a really good chance a record will be set that day but we’ll have to wait and see how the weather plays out,” Erven said.
Erven noted that the Cariboo Region is looking at normal temperatures for the overnight and daytime to return sometime over the weekend.
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