An early onset of winter's chill froze much of B.C. on Monday, toppling 10 records in the process.
The coldest record-breaking location in the province was Puntzi Mountain where a record of -15.7 C iced out a record of -9.4 set in 1969.
Next up was Tatlayoko Lake, where a record of -12.3 C broke an old record of -9 C set in 1987. Prince George set a record of -11.3 C, breaking a record of -7 C set in 1992.
The oldest record fell in Quesnel, when the temperature reached -9.1 C, breaking a record of -7.8 C set in 1910.
Bella Bella saw the mercury drop to -1.6 C, breaking a record of 1.1 C set in 2018.
Chetwynd saw a new record of -7.7 C, breaking a record of -7 C set in 2009.
Port Alberni saw a temperature record of -2.2 C set in 1966.
In Port Hardy the temperature -2.3 C breaking a record of -0.6 C set in 1966.
Sechelt saw the temperature fall to 1.4 C breaking a record of 2.4 C set in 2017 and Terrace set a record of -2.8 C, breaking a record of -2.2 C set in 1930.
Conditions were chilly in the Thompson Okanagan on Monday, though no records were broken. Environment Canada said a ridge of high pressure is started to build on Monday, bringing mainly sunny conditions. However, with it, was frost Thompson-Okanagan, with overnight lows near zero.
Environment Canada said in an interview that these temperatures are colder than normal, for this time of year.
Daytime highs of 11 C are forecast for the Okanagan on Monday. Tuesday will be sunny and 12 C and Wednesday and Thursday will be sunny and 13 C.
Cloudy periods are expected late Thursday. Overnight temperatures should stay well above zero, with a forecast low of 5 C.
The forecast for Friday is mainly cloudy, with a high of 14 C. Saturday is expected to be cloudy with a high of 13 C.
