Nelson sets temperature record

Nelson and Trail both set daily temperature records Wednesday.

According to Environment Canada, the thermometer hit 39.8 degrees in Nelson yesterday. The previous record of 35.8 was set in 2017. Record-keeping dates to 1904.

In Trail, it got up to 36.9 degrees. The old record for Sept. 3 was 36 degrees set in 1998. Record-keeping in that area dates back to 1928.

Expected highs today through Saturday are 30 to 32 degrees, but Sunday and Monday it should cool down to 27, and on Tuesday and Wednesday highs are only expected to be 21 or 22.

The normal high for this time of year is 24.


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Greg Nesteroff
Greg Nesteroff
Greg has been working in West Kootenay news media off and on since 1998. When he's not on the air, he's busy writing about local history. He has recently published a book about the man who founded the ghost town of Sandon.

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