Nelson, Castlegar, Trail, Creston, and Nakusp all saw longtime weather records broken Tuesday as an unseasonably warm December continued.
Environment Canada said the highest temperature recorded in the region was in Creston, where it got up to 12.3 degrees. The old record of 11.1 was set in 1942. Recordkeeping in the area dates to 1912.
Meanwhile, Trail (actually recorded at Warfield) reached 11.2 degrees. The old mark for Dec. 16 of 7.5 degrees was set in 1982. Records have been kept since 1928.
In Castlegar, the thermometer reached 9.9 degrees, compared to the old record of 8 degrees set in 1982. Recordkeeping there dates to 1916.
Nelson got up to 9.3 degrees, which was one degree warmer than the old mark set in 1941. Records have been kept since 1904.
Nakusp also hit 9.3 degrees, more than three degrees warmer than the previous mark of 6.1 set in 1966, which was the earliest year that records are available.
