Spring break scorcher sets multiple temperature records across Nanaimo & Oceanside
NANAIMO — A strong ridge of high pressure has proven to be a record-breaker for mid-March weather.
A trio of high-temperature records fell over the weekend, beginning on Friday, March 15 with Environment Canada’s monitoring station reporting a daily maximum of 14.7 degrees Celsius at the Nanaimo airport.
It narrowly pipped a 1958 record of 14.5 for the day.
Similar records were set on both Saturday, March 16 and Sunday, March 17 with the mercury topping 19.1 and 19.0 degrees respectively.