Daily heat records were set in two B.C. communities on Friday after a warmer-than-normal start to May.
Salmon Arm and Princeton experienced their highest temperatures ever for the day of May 2, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada.
While residents of Salmon Arm experienced highs of 28.4 C, Princeton was hit with a mark of 28.6 C.
The Shuswap-area city's old heat record for May 2 was set in 1937 when it reached a high of 28.3 C. Princeton, meanwhile, set its old record in 1945 with a temperature of 27.8 C.
Salmon Arm and Princeton were the only B.C. communities on Friday to break their own daily records on May 2. Records in both communities date back to 1893.
Elsewhere around the province on Friday, Kamloops was the hottest spot in B.C. as it reached a high of 30.4 C.
Derek Lee, a meteorologist at Environment Canada, told Black Press earlier this week that a ridge of high pressure building across B.C. was going to bring a blast of warmth to the area.
"Our forecast moving forward, even into summer, is that we're looking to see warmer-than-normal trends in B.C.," Lee said.
