Friday, July 31, 2026

In record heat, a warming world has come to rely on Chinese air-conditioners

 https://www.accuweather.com/en/climate/in-record-heat-a-warming-world-has-come-to-rely-on-china-to-stay-cool/1917424 

As the world warms up, Vancouver and Victoria still only seem to get 40 C temperatures a few days to a week out of each decade. 

https://vancouver.weatherstats.ca/charts/temperature-yearly.html 

https://weatherspark.com/y/476/Average-Weather-in-Vancouver-British-Columbia-Canada-Year-Round 

https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/06/23/multiple-heat-records-set-monday-across-b-c Its so difficult for Vancouver and Victoria to ever reach 30 C, let alone 35 C and hardly ever 40 C.

https://www.accuweather.com/en/ca/vancouver/v6c/june-weather/53286?year=2026 Vancouver only had 2 days in June that were at least 30 C. 

https://www.accuweather.com/en/ca/victoria/v8w/june-weather/47163?year=2026 Wow, Victoria actually has 3 days in June that were at least 25 C. Of course no 30 C days.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-heat-wave-august-14-2023-1.6935750 In 2023, despite a heatwave in BC, Vancouver and Victoria never reached 40 C.