Vancouver breaks temperature record last set in 1898 amid hot weather across B.C.
> Warm weather across British Columbia has driven electricity demand to the highest level ever seen in May.
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> B.C. Hydro said residents using fans and air conditioners pushed demand to about 7,600 megawatts.
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> The record demand comes as temperature records continue to fall across B.C. as unseasonably warm weather persists, including in Vancouver, where a mark set more than 100 years ago was broken.
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> B.C. Hydro said residents using fans and air conditioners pushed demand to about 7,600 megawatts.
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> The record demand comes as temperature records continue to fall across B.C. as unseasonably warm weather persists, including in Vancouver, where a mark set more than 100 years ago was broken.