Toronto continues to see temperatures in the high 20s but it’s nothing compared to all-time records being set in parts of British Columbia. The record for the hottest temperature in Canada has been broken once again, less than 24 hours after reaching a new all-time high in Lytton, BC. Environment Canada said temperatures reached a scorching 47.5 C in Lytton on Monday afternoon, topping the previous record of 46.1 C from Sunday. Prior to that, the highest temperature ever recorded in the country was in Saskatchewan more than 80 years ago.
What’s a Heat Dome?
CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe said that heat dome is what is expected to break records. “Sinking air will push down on the air near the ground, basically like a pressure cooker,” Wagstaffe said. “That high is not going anywhere anytime soon.” The Village of Lytton is located 108 km (67 miles) north of Hope and 37 km (23 miles) and 260 km north of Vancouver. Lytton sits at a point high on a mesa overlooking the Fraser River and where its largest tributary the Thompson River merge.
