It was the hottest June 14 on record for 26 B.C. communities

People sit under umbrellas at Locarno Beach in Vancouver on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

More than two dozen communities in B.C. experienced their warmest June 14 on record Sunday, according to Environment Canada.

The weather agency says a ridge of high pressure brought above-average temperatures to the province over the weekend, resulting in 26 new daily maximum records being set.

The longest standing records to fall were on Vancouver Island, where Duncan and Tofino both surpassed highs not seen since 1916. Duncan broke the 30-degree mark on a June 14 for the first time since recording began way back in 1913, reaching 33.9 C.

Other places that saw temperatures above 30 C for the first time on a June 14 included Campbell River, Comox, Gibsons, Powell River, Qualicum Beach, Sechelt, Squamish and Victoria.

The warmest record-breaking heat was in Lytton, where the mercury rose to 36.8 C on Sunday. Its previous record for the date was 35.4 C, set in 2002. Pemberton was not far behind, setting a record temperature at 36.3 C.

The full list of heat records broken on Sunday follows:

• Abbotsford: New record of 31.5 C, old record of 31 C set in 1999
• Bella Bella: New record of 24.8 C, old record of 22 C set in 1999
• Cache Creek: New record of 35.6 C, old record of 34.4 C set in 1974
• Campbell River: New record of 32.2 C, old record of 28.9 C set in 1963
• Comox: New record of 30.4 C, old record of 29.4 C set in 1963
• Duncan: New record of 33.9 C, old record of 29.4 C set in 1916
• Estevan Point: New record of 21 C, old record of 18 C set in 1997
• Gibsons: New record of 31 C, old record of 26.9 C set in 2015
• Hope: New record of 31.7 C, old record of 31 C set in 1988
• Lillooet: New record of 35.7 C, old record of 35.5 C set in 2002
• Lytton: New record of 36.8 C, old record of 35.4 C set in 2002
• Nanaimo: New record of 33.2 C, old record of 30 C set in 1963
• Pemberton: New record of 36.3 C, old record of 34.9 C set in 2002
• Pitt Meadows: New record of 33.3 C, old record of 30.5 C set in 1988
• Port Alberni: New record of 35 C, old record of 33.3 C set in 1961
• Port Hardy: New record of 22 C, old record of 21.7 C set in 1944
• Powell River: New record of 30 C, old record of 26.9 C set in 1988
• Qualicum Beach: New record of 30.2 C, old record of 27.2 C set in 1963
• Sechelt: New record of 31 C, old record of 26.9 C set in 2015
• Squamish: New record of 31.9 C, old record of 29.5 C set in 1999
• Tatlayoko Lake: New record of 30.3 C, old record of 29 C set in 2002
• Tofino: New record of 28.5 C, old record of 28.3 C set in 1916
• Vancouver: New record of 26.8 C, old record of 25.6 C set in 1932
• Victoria: New record of 30.2 C, old record of 28.6 C set in 1999
• West Vancouver: New record of 29.2 C, old record of 27.6 C set in 1999
• Whistler: New record of 31.6 C, old record of 31.4 C set in 2002