It was extremely cold but not record-breaking in Prince George on the weekend.
“On the morning of the 12th (Friday), it was -39.6 for the low, -27.5 for the high in the afternoon, and then again for yesterday (Saturday), -38.7 for the overnight low, and -25.2 for the max,” said Environment Canada Meteorologist Philippe-Alain Bergeron.
Bergeron said the record for January 12th is -40, set in 1957.
Environment Canada’s website has -43.3 listed as the record for January 13th, set in 1953.
He adds no records will fall in Prince George today (Sunday).
“The daily record for today, for the 14th of January, was set in 1953 and that’s -48.3.”
Bergeron said we’re still in the grips of the Arctic Ridge, but it’s mostly centred over the Prairies.
“The high pressure will be very strong through tomorrow but then it will be weakening slightly, it will be, you could say under attack by the system from the Northwest, and that’s the one going to affect Prince George” he explained.
Temperatures are expected to slowly rise throughout the week, getting up to -6 on Saturday.
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Environment Canada is also predicting snow and flurries throughout most of the week.
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