Ashcroft, B.C., has established a new, all-time Canadian temperature record for September on Wednesday during an unusual, late-summer heat wave.

A sizzling 40.8°C reading was recorded in the B.C. community on Wednesday amid an intense heat wave on the West Coast, just usurping the previous record of 40.0°C that was just tied by Lytton on Tuesday and shared with two other communities.

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The good news is that the heat peaked on Wednesday, but the bad news is there is an increased fire danger and resulting smoke as a result. To make matters worse, there could be dry lightning on Thursday and Friday as the dry conditions continue, and the wildfire smoke worsens and moves.

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