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Since that article was posted, Lytton BC broke the previous days record again: 49.6C (121 F) [0] https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-alberta-hea

Since that article was posted, Lytton BC broke the previous days record again: 49.6C (121 F) [0] https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-alberta-heat-wave-heat-dome-temperature-records-1.6084203 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-alberta-h...

JKCalhoun 5y ago
Wow, that's Death Valley hot.
- geocrasher 5y ago
  I haven't had the opportunity to look up the humidity in BC, but certainly it is far greater than what you would see in death valley. Death valley is a very dry area. The Pacific Northwest is wet and the humidity just adds to the misery of the heat. In my area we saw almost 110° at about 35% humidity. I have experienced 120° in 5% humidity and I have to say the 110 felt hotter! Definitely more miserable!
  - Turing_Machine 5y ago
    > The Pacific Northwest is wet West of the Cascades, yes. Eastern Oregon and Washington are quite dry. Lytton, BC is in a similar geographic position. It's inland of the coastal range. It gets 430.6 mm (16.95 in) of annual precipitation, compared to 1,189 mm (46.8 in) for Vancouver.
    - geocrasher 5y ago
      Yes that's true. I forget about the Dry Side, having never visited there. I'm a transplant to the wet side :)
  - xyhopguy 5y ago
    thats a dewpoint of 76F!!! dunno what its like a little more east but in the northwest that's unheard of. Portland's dewpoint I think peaked around 65F.
    - BenjiWiebe 5y ago
      Here in central Kansas the dewpoint went over 80F two or three weeks ago.
  - wil421 5y ago
    How does that compare to the heat I had today? We are 90 at 75% humidity. 60-70% humidity is normal for our summers with 80-90+ weather.
  - bch 5y ago
    As pointed out below it’s a pretty arid geography, but things just got worse for Lytton - an evacuation order for the village has been ordered[0][1] and “the whole town is on fire”[2] according to the mayor. (Edit: links) [0] https://twitter.com/tnrd/status/1410415425146458114?s=21 https://twitter.com/tnrd/status/1410415425146458114?s=21 [1] https://twitter.com/emergencyinfobc/status/1410414296450748419?s=21 https://twitter.com/emergencyinfobc/status/14104142964507484... [2] https://twitter.com/cbctanya/status/1410415894979698689?s=21 https://twitter.com/cbctanya/status/1410415894979698689?s=21

JKCalhoun 5y ago

Wow, that's Death Valley hot.

geocrasher 5y ago
I haven't had the opportunity to look up the humidity in BC, but certainly it is far greater than what you would see in death valley. Death valley is a very dry area. The Pacific Northwest is wet and the humidity just adds to the misery of the heat. In my area we saw almost 110° at about 35% humidity. I have experienced 120° in 5% humidity and I have to say the 110 felt hotter! Definitely more miserable!
- Turing_Machine 5y ago
  > The Pacific Northwest is wet West of the Cascades, yes. Eastern Oregon and Washington are quite dry. Lytton, BC is in a similar geographic position. It's inland of the coastal range. It gets 430.6 mm (16.95 in) of annual precipitation, compared to 1,189 mm (46.8 in) for Vancouver.
  - geocrasher 5y ago
    Yes that's true. I forget about the Dry Side, having never visited there. I'm a transplant to the wet side :)
- xyhopguy 5y ago
  thats a dewpoint of 76F!!! dunno what its like a little more east but in the northwest that's unheard of. Portland's dewpoint I think peaked around 65F.
  - BenjiWiebe 5y ago
    Here in central Kansas the dewpoint went over 80F two or three weeks ago.
- wil421 5y ago
  How does that compare to the heat I had today? We are 90 at 75% humidity. 60-70% humidity is normal for our summers with 80-90+ weather.
- bch 5y ago
  As pointed out below it’s a pretty arid geography, but things just got worse for Lytton - an evacuation order for the village has been ordered[0][1] and “the whole town is on fire”[2] according to the mayor. (Edit: links) [0] https://twitter.com/tnrd/status/1410415425146458114?s=21 https://twitter.com/tnrd/status/1410415425146458114?s=21 [1] https://twitter.com/emergencyinfobc/status/1410414296450748419?s=21 https://twitter.com/emergencyinfobc/status/14104142964507484... [2] https://twitter.com/cbctanya/status/1410415894979698689?s=21 https://twitter.com/cbctanya/status/1410415894979698689?s=21