Unseasonably warm temperatures set daily records in five B.C. communities

Unseasonably warm weather has returned to British Columbia, with five communities setting new daily high temperature records this week, according to Environment Canada.

In Pemberton, about 150 kilometres north of Vancouver, temperatures reached nearly 16 C on Monday, surpassing the previous daily record by almost 13 degrees. The earlier record had been set in 2025.

In Trail, in the West Kootenay region, the temperature climbed to 14 C, breaking the previous record of 11 C set in 2021. Cranbrook, near the Alberta boundary, recorded 12.4 C, edging out the 12.1 C mark set in 1986.

Environment Canada said daily records were also broken in Clinton and Tatlayoko Lake. The agency tracks historical climate data and verifies daily records against long-term station averages.

British Columbia experienced a colder stretch in mid-February, with snowfall warnings issued for several communities. However, the broader winter season has trended warmer than average in parts of the province, with some areas reporting early blooming of flowers.

Warmer winter temperatures can affect snowpack levels, water supply forecasts and spring runoff timing across southern and interior regions of the province. Environment Canada has not indicated how long the current warm pattern is expected to persist.