B.C. Shivers in Late March Cold Snap

It's March 31st.

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I'm Corey with the story.

British Columbia has been soaking up sunny skies lately, but that clear weather came with

a surprise cold snap, smashing temperature records across, aid communities.

On Monday, March 30th, places from Vancouver Island to the South Coast and Interior all

hit or beat their daily lows, according to Environment.

Canada.

Deepest chill struck Chetwin in the Northeast, dipping just shy of minus 20 degrees Celsius

and crushing the old record of minus 15, 0.4 from 2020.

Up in Burns Lake, Northwest Interior, it plunged to minus 19.5, topping a mark from 2008.

Folks on the South Coast felt it too, with Squamish at minus 3.4 beating a 1968 low and

in Seshelt hitting minus 2.2 for a fresh March 30th record.

Vancouver Island towns like Telfino and Port Hardy also shattered history with minus 3.2

and minus 3.1 outdoing marks from 19.5 and 1954.

These late March freezes stand out against the usual spring warm-up, highlighting how

freak weather patterns can flip expectations even under bright.

Sun.

Watch for more shifts, it underscores the wild ride of BC climates.