Hit 84 here yesterday. Looks like record shattering heat should be confined to the interior today though
Weather summary
for British Columbia
issued by Environment Canada
at 12:36 a.m. PDT Tuesday 5 May 2026.
Discussion.
A strong ridge of high pressure continues to bring elevated
temperatures to the province.
The following areas set a daily maximum temperature record on May 4,
2026 (temperature values given in degrees Celsius):
BELLA BELLA AREA
New record of 28.6
Old record of 22.7 set in 2013
Records in this area have been kept since 1977
BELLA COOLA AREA
New record of 29.5
Old record of 27.8 set in 1915
Records in this area have been kept since 1895
CAMPBELL RIVER AREA
New record of 29.3
Old record of 25.8 set in 2013
Records in this area have been kept since 1958
COMOX AREA
New record of 27.6
Old record of 23.5 set in 2013
Records in this area have been kept since 1914
DUNCAN AREA
New record of 28.9
Old record of 27.8 set in 1957
Records in this area have been kept since 1913
KITIMAT AREA
New record of 27.2
Old record of 23.9 set in 2024
Records in this area have been kept since 1951
LILLOOET AREA
New record of 31.2
Old record of 30.1 set in 1998
Records in this area have been kept since 1917
NANAIMO AREA
New record of 29.1
Old record of 26.4 set in 1980
Records in this area have been kept since 1892
PEMBERTON AREA
New record of 31.5
Old record of 30.6 set in 1957
Records in this area have been kept since 1908
PITT MEADOWS AREA
New record of 28.5
Old record of 27.0 set in 1992
Records in this area have been kept since 1874
PORT ALBERNI AREA
New record of 30.6
Old record of 29.4 set in 1915
Records in this area have been kept since 1900
PORT HARDY AREA
New record of 23.5
Old record of 22.4 set in 1980
Records in this area have been kept since 1944
POWELL RIVER AREA
New record of 27.1
Old record of 25.0 set in 1992
Records in this area have been kept since 1924
QUALICUM BEACH AREA
New record of 28.9
Old record of 23.5 set in 2013
Records in this area have been kept since 1962
RICHMOND AREA
New record of 25.9
Old record of 22.2 set in 1898
Records in this area have been kept since 1896
SECHELT AREA
New record of 28.3
Old record of 23.6 set in 2017
Records in this area have been kept since 1956
SQUAMISH AREA
New record of 30.9
Old record of 26.4 set in 2017
Records in this area have been kept since 1960
VANCOUVER AREA
New record of 23.9
Old record of 22.2 set in 1898
Records in this area have been kept since 1896
WEST VANCOUVER AREA
New record of 25.8
Old record of 25.5 set in 1992
Records in this area have been kept since 1976
Why were you talking about April yesterday then?
The interesting thing about May is that yes, since 2015ish there have been a similar number of top tier warm ones to the summer months. The difference is that most of those were 2015-2019, and a good number of the other recent Mays have been quite seasonable (unlike July and August).
In addition, it's not a linear warming signal into the summer...at OLM, for example, there have been 4 top tier warm Mays since 2015, but only 2 Junes. But the clearest fact is that no other months can compete with the consistent increase in temperatures that July/August, the peak of summer, has seen.