20 temperature records set across B.C. on Monday

Twenty daily temperature records have been set across the province as conditions yesterday were more like midsummer than the first week of fall.

Environment Canada says records were set along the south and central coasts, as far north as Haida Gwaii and east to Prince George, Dawson Creek and Blue River.

Squamish was the hot spot, posting a high of 29.9 Celsius, while Port Alberni, at 29.5 Celsius, smashed its old record set in 1918.

Cooler temperatures and rainfall are forecast in many parts of the province later today and overnight, but Lytton still stands a chance to set a record as the weather office is predicting a high of 32 Celsius there tomorrow.