Environment Canada says temperature records were broken across the province on Wednesday, including one that dated back to 1912.

A total of 26 records fell with some just inching past the old record and others smashing them by more than 10 degrees. In Port Alberni the old record of 22.8 degrees, which was set in 1912 was broken as a new high of 23.2 degrees was reached.

An old record in Lillooet of 23.9 degrees, which was set in 1923, also fell with a new record temperature of 25 degrees reached. The hot spot in the province was Bella Bella as temperatures there reached a staggering 25.6 degrees. That smashed the old record of 16.2 degrees which was set in 1995.

According to Environment Canada, a strong ridge of high pressure combined with sunshine resulted in the broken temperature records. More records may be broken on Thursday as in Kelowna the temperature is expected to reach in the 20s; Kamloops will be even warmer with a predicted forecast of 24 degrees, and 22 degrees in Merritt.

The following records were broken on Mar. 30:

Bella Bella
New Record of 25.6
Old Record of 16.2 Set In 1995
Records Began In 1977

Bella Coola
New Record of 24.5
Old Record of 20.0 Set In 1942
Records Began In 1895

Burns Lake
New Record of 19.7
Old Record of 16.4 Set In 1994
Records Began In 1949

Cache Creek
New Record of 24.0
Old Record of 22.0 Set In 1994
Records Began In 1912

Campbell River
New Record of 18.9
Old Record of 18.1 Set In 1994
Records Began In 1958

Clearwater
New Record of 21.8
Old Record of 21.7 From 1941
Records Began In 1913

Clinton
New Record of 15.6
Old Record of 14.8 Set In 2013
Records Began In 1973

Dease Lake
New Record of 15.0
Old Record of 12.8 Set In 1962
Records Began In 1944

Hope
New Record Of 23.8
Old Record Of 22.2 From 1995
Records Began In 1936

Hope Slide
New Record of 18.2
Old Record of 17.0 Set In 1994
Records Began In 1967

Kitimat
New Record of 23.4
Old Record of 17.0 Set In 2013
Records Began In 1902

Lillooet
New Record of 25.0
Old Record of 23.9 From 1923
Records Began In 1881

Lytton
New Record of 24.3
Old Record of 21.5 Set In 2013
Records Began In 1921

Nanaimo
New Record of 19.7
Old Record of 19.4 Set In 1964
Records Began In 1892

Pemberton
New Record of 23.7
Old Record of 11.1 Set In 1994
Records Began In 1908

Pitt Meadows
New Record of 22.9
Old Record of 22.0 From 1995
Records Began In 1874

Port Alberni
New Record of 23.2
Old Record of 22.8 Set In 1912
Records Began In 1900

Port Hardy
New Record of 16.3
Old Record of 15.0 Set In 1964
Records Began In 1944

Puntzi Mountain
New Record of 20.0
Old Record of 16.1 Set In 2013
Records Began In 1959

Revelstoke
New Record of 19.4
Old Record of 18.3 From 1941
Records Began In 1898

Smithers
New Record of 19.4
Old Record of 15.6 Set In 1962
Records Began In 1938

Squamish
New Record of 21.5
Old Record of 19.8 Set In 2013
Records Began In 1960

Stewart
New Record of 15.6
Old Record of 12.8 Set In 1942
Records Began In 1910

Tatlayoko Lake
New Record of 21.3
Old Record of 19.0 From 1994
Records Began In 1930

Terrace
New Record of 20.7
Old Record of 18.9 Set In 1926
Records Began In 1912

Valemount
New Record of 21.5
Old Record of 17.2 From 1947
Records Began In 1914