Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Your Turkey wasn't the only thing roasting on the weekend ... Prince Rupert sets two heat records on Saturday and Sunday

The clock and temperature sign atop the
Highliner is no more, but it it had been in 
place this weekend it would be hailing some
new temperature records for Prince Rupert

Summer like temperatures, followed by Fall like rain, made for some of the Thanksgiving weekend 2023 atmosphere. with Prince Rupert setting two Heat records over the long weekend.

Saturday brought the warmest day of the weekend with Prince Rupert registering a high of 21.5


Sunday was a wee bit cooler, but not by much with a high of 17.3


We came close on Friday to making it a trifecta, but at 17.6 degrees we came up just short of the 2022 record of 18.3 degrees for October 6

Monday was a mix of weather from sunshine to a near monsoon moment in the afternoon, setting the stage for the week ahead and more familiar weather patterns.


Prince Rupert wasn't the only place to find new records in place in the province over the weekend, the list is plentiful for communities with some record book maintenance ahead.

Record warm Thanksgiving weekend in some BC cities
A dozen BC communities, including Port Hardy, surpass daily. heat record
A dozen BC communities surpass daily heat record over Thanksgiving 
BC breaks temperature records over Thanksgiving long weekend
Warm start to Thanksgiving long weekend broke 14 temperature records in BC

More notes on weather themes can be reviewed here.


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