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Parts of B.C. see record-breaking temperatures in cold snap

Sechelt, Yoho National Park were the chilliest ever Monday
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It’s been chilly, to say the least.

Two B.C. communities broke records for reaching new below-freezing temperatures Monday, according to Environment Canada, due to an arctic ridge making its way across the province.

Sechelt reached -7.5 C, breaking a record of -7 C from 1986.

In Yoho National Park, temperatures dipped to -32.7 C, about four degrees cooler than the former record of -28.5 C set back in 2011.

Despite the rest of B.C. not reaching historically cold temperatures, some are faring better than others in the cold.

Clearing the Coquihalla from earlier today. One of our views of maintenance contractors on Highway 5. . pic.x.com/fmCBrrldHB

— BC Transportation (@TranBC) February 18, 2018

Brrrr.... Coquitlam ❄️💨@KGordonGlobalBC @YvonneSchalle @MMadryga @NEWS1130Weather @GlobalBCWeather @ECCCWeatherBC #BCStorm pic.x.com/sX5rzew1ll

— Mike (@Geekomak) February 19, 2018

She sure does like this white stuff - fun to eat and roll in #BCStorm #PortAlberni pic.x.com/LO4RwWTJcj

— Jon William. 🇨🇦☠🇩🇪🍺 (@HippBilly) February 20, 2018


About the Author: Ashley Wadhwani-Smith

I began my journalistic journey at Efteen as a community reporter in my hometown of Maple Ridge, B.C.
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