Temperature records set on balmy Monday in B.C.

Monday’s warmth saw record high temperatures all along B.C.’s coast.
From Prince Rupert to Victoria, seven communities broke temperature records for March 12, some long-standing.
In Prince Rupert, the mercury hit 17.5 degrees, beating the old record of 16.7 set in 1937.
Halfway down the coast, Bella Bella hit 16 degrees, beating the 2005 record high of 13 degrees.
Victoria airport saw a new record high of 16.8 degrees, just squeaking ahead of 1965’s 16.7 degrees, while the ther