Trail and Nelson both set daily temperature records Wednesday.
According to Environment Canada, the thermometer hit 36.9 degrees in Trail yesterday. The old record for Sept. 3 was 36 degrees set in 1998. Record-keeping dates back to 1928.
Nelson also set a new record high of 39.8, but the previous record of 35.8 was more recent, set in 2017. Record-keeping in that area dates to 1904.
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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