148-year-old high temperature record broken in B.C. Saturday

Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge are seen from the air. (Pete Cline / CTV News Vancouver)

Ten communities in B.C. broke or tied daily high temperature records Saturday, including one record set nearly 150 years ago.

In Pitt Meadows, the temperature reached 15.3 C, breaking the previous record of 15 C that was set in 1878. Records in that city have been kept since 1874, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada.

The temperature in Merritt was 14.8 C, breaking a 92-year-old record of 14.4 C in that city.

The mercury rose to 16.7 degrees in Abbotsford, tying a record set in 1995.

The record-breaking temperatures were recorded amid a series of storms sweeping across coastal B.C. On Sunday, weather warnings remained in effect due to rainfall and the possibility of coastal flooding.

The full list of temperature records broken or tied on Saturday, as reported by ECCC, follows.

• Abbotsford area: Ties record of 16.7 C set in 1995
• Cache Creek area: New record of 16 C, old record of 13.3 C set in 1953
• Clinton area: New record of 10.7 C, old record of 9.7 C set in 2001
• Kamloops area: Ties record of 16.2 C set in 2001
• Mackenzie area: New record of 10.1 C, old record of 7.8 C set in 1979
• Merritt area: New record of 14.8 C, old record of 14.4 C set in 1979
• Pitt Meadows area: New record of 15.3 C, old record of 15 C set in 1878
• Princeton area: New record of 14.2 C, old record of 12.8 C set in 1953
• Whistler area: New record of 9.1 C, old record of 18.9 C set in 1953
• Williams Lake area: New record of 11.8 C, old record of 11.4 C set in 1999

The records ECCC reports are “derived from a selection of historical stations in each geographic area that were active during the period of record,” according to the summary.