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CTV News
6 hours ago
- Climate
- CTV News
105-year-old high temperature record broken in B.C. community
Downtown Prince George is seen from L.C. Gunn Park in this photo shared by the city on Dec. 1, 2023. (City of Prince George/Facebook) Five communities in the B.C. Interior saw their hottest July 30 on record Wednesday, including Prince George, where the heat narrowly broke a record that had stood for 105 years. Prince George's high of 32.3 C reported by Environment and Climate Change Canada Wednesday is a 10th of a degree higher than the previous all-time record for July 30, which was 32.2 C, set in 1920. Records have been kept in the area since 1912. Penticton also broke a record by one 10th of a degree Wednesday. The mercury rose to 36.8 C in the Okanagan city, narrowly eclipsing the 36.7 C seen 95 years ago on July 30, 1930. Dawson Creek, Mackenzie and Quesnel all saw new records on Wednesday as well. In Dawson Creek, the new record for July 30 is 31.4 C, up from 30.6 C set in 1960. Mackenzie reached 33.4 C on Wednesday, breaking the previous 1971 record of 32.2 C. And Quesnel saw a high of 35.9 C, up from the previous record of 35.6, also set in 1971. The temperature records reported by Environment and Climate Change Canada come from 'a selection of historical stations in each geographic area that were active during the period of record.' Much of the B.C. Interior has been under a heat warning this week, and severe thunderstorm watches have also been issued in some regions. According to the B.C. Wildfire Service, approximately 13,167 lightning strikes were recorded across the province Wednesday, with more than 9,000 of those occurring in the Prince George Fire Centre. The BCWS reported 76 active wildfires in the province as of early Thursday afternoon. More than a third of the total – some 27 fires – had sparked in the last 24 hours.
Associated Press
21 hours ago
- Sport
- Associated Press
Léon Marchand tries to break his own 200 IM world record at the swim worlds in Singapore
SINGAPORE (AP) — Léon Marchand of France is out to break his own world record in Thursday's 200-meter individual medley at the swimming world championships in Singapore. If you missed it, Marchand only set the record on Wednesday in the semifinals at the worlds — 1 minute, 52.69 seconds. That shattered the old mark of 1:54.00 held by American Ryan Lochte since 2011. Of course, Marchand's victory is almost assured. The only question is by how much. A four-time gold medalist a year ago in the Paris Olympics, Marchand will share the stage on Day 5 with Canada's Summer McIntosh. McIntosh will go for her third medal in Singapore, this time in the 200 freestyle. Elizabeth Dekkers of Australia and American Regan Smith are the main rivals. She has already won gold in the 200 IM and 400 freestyle. McIntosh is bidding for five individual gold medals in Singapore after winning three individual Olympic gold medals in Paris. Yu Zidi, the 12-year-old Chinese swimmer, is the eighth-fastest qualifier in the field as she tries to reach the podium. She was fourth in the 200 IM. Three other finals are on the day's program and the Americans have shots. The United States has won only three gold medals in Singapore with the team battling a stomach bug picked up in training camp in Thailand. Head coach Greg Meehan has suggested team health is improving. In the men's 100 freestyle, American Jack Alexy and Romanian David Popovici were the quickest qualifiers. Popovici has already won the 200 free in Singapore. He was the gold medalist at 200 in Paris, and took bronze in the 100. American Regan Smith has the quickest time in the 50 backstroke followed very closely by Lauren Cox of Britain, American Katharine Berkoff, and Wan Letian of China. The last final of the day is the women's 4x200-meter freestyle relay. __ AP sports:
Al Arabiya
2 days ago
- Sport
- Al Arabiya
Léon Marchand aiming to break the 200 individual medley record at the swimming world championships
Singapore – All eyes at the swimming world championships Wednesday will be on Léon Marchand as the Frenchman goes after the world record in the 200-meter individual medley, even though it's only a semifinal race. Marchand won four individual gold medals a year ago at the Paris Olympics. But in these worlds he's swimming only the 200 and 400 medley – and a few relays – with his focus on taking down records. This is Day 4 in Singapore and Marchand's first appearance due to his lighter schedule. American Ryan Lochte holds the 200 IM record (1 minute 54.00 seconds) and Marchand set the 400 IM record (4:02.5) at the 2003 worlds in Fukuoka, Japan. Five finals are set for Wednesday and the Americans have a good shot in two. Claire Weinstein has the top qualifying time in the women's 200 freestyle with defending Olympic champion Mollie O'Callaghan of Australia just behind. Luca Urlando leads the 200 butterfly qualifiers. He's aiming to be the first American since Michael Phelps in 2011 to win the world title in this event. It's also notable that Marchand isn't swimming. Marchand was the gold medalist in this event in Paris. Ahmed Jaouadi of Tunisia had the top qualifying time going into the 800 freestyle final. Australia's Sam Short is the other top contender. Qin Haiyang of China is the favorite in the 50 breaststroke. He's already won the 100 breaststroke in these worlds. He swept the 50 100 and 200 breaststroke two years ago at the worlds in Fukuoka. The day's last final is the mixed 4x100 medley relay.
Washington Post
3 days ago
- Climate
- Washington Post
Monday was hot, but gave faint hint of July's ending
With Monday it seemed that Washington was nearing a significant weather transitions, the great meteorological shift from July, which is the year's hottest month here, to August, which is also hot, but not July-hot. On Monday, records showed a tiny, but significant movement toward, if not cooler days, then toward days that are less hot. For the first time in weeks, the 'normal,' or average, daily high temperature in D.C. dropped.
Fox News
3 days ago
- Health
- Fox News
FDA moves to digitize millions of records
Fox News correspondent Rich Edson reports on how FDA commissioner Dr. Marty Makary is working to digitize millions of pages of paper records on 'Special Report.'
