These B.C. cities just broke 83-year-old high temperature records

In the 122 years that weather stations have been active and monitoring temperatures in and around Cranbrook, B.C., the mercury had never risen to 24 C on Oct. 19, until Thursday.

Thursday’s high broke a record that had stood for 83 years, and by a substantial margin. The previous hottest-ever Oct. 19 in Cranbrook was just 21.1 C, back in 1940.