Question submitted by Jake Van der Meer
(Prince Rupert)
Jake.. first off remember that "heat waves" are defined as merely 3 or more days with temperatures coming in 7-10 deg C above seasonal. Furthermore, the heat wave to which you are referring may not have been written explicitly in reference to Prince Rupert. I have done some quick checking and it turns out that May was indeed a slightly warmer than seasonal month for you with an average high temperature coming in at 12.7 deg C versus 12.3 deg C as a normal. However both June and July have come in below seasonal.
To check up on your own local climate conditions, go to the following web site.
http://www.climate.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/climateData/canada_e.html
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