Despite the that has enveloped much of Vancouver Island this week, a number of temperature records for Aug. 2 were broken yesterday.

The hottest spot on Wednesday was Port Alberni. It reached a high of 36.8 degrees, breaking the previous record of 35 degrees set in 2009.

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Other areas also reaching new highs for Aug. 2 were the Malahat area - 32.5, Port Hardy - 23.1, and Tofino - 31.5. Both temperature records set in the Malahat and Tofino broke previous records from 1993, while it hasn鈥檛 been that hot in Port Hardy on this date since 1961.

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A remains in effect today for Greater Victoria, Inland Vancouver Island and East Vancouver Island stretching from Duncan to Campbell River.

Daytime highs are expected to soar into the mid-30鈥檚 through Friday for inland communities, while temperatures will be several degrees cooler near the water, according to Environment Canada.

ragnar.haagen@bpdigital.ca
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