The heat was felt on the first day of spring as more temperature records were broken.
On Friday, Mar. 20, six temperature records were broken in B.C., all in the Okanagan region.
The Peach City itself, Penticton was the warmest place on Friday, reaching 22 C. That broke the 98-year Mar. 20 record of 17.8 C in 1928.
Next was Osoyoos, where the temperature reached 21.4 C, a full degree more than the 2024 record of 20.4 C.
Temperatures reaching 20 C broke an 111-year-old record in Salmon Arm on Friday. The previous record was 16.7 C in 1914.
In Summerland, the temperature reached 19.5 C. This broke the 1940 record of 17.8 C.
Like Osoyoos, Kelowna broke a two-year record on Friday as the temperature topped at 18.9 C. Back in 2024, the temperature reached 17.4 C.
And Vernon also broke its 2024 record as the thermostat topped at 18.8 C, bettering the 2024 temperature of 16.2 C.
For Summerland, this was the third consecutive day a temperature record was broken. For Vernon, it was the second straight day.