The upward trend of daily temperature records reaches areas across Canada, including regions of Alberta, British Columbia, and the Yukon Territory.

Here are the latest weather records broken this past weekend, according to data from Environment Canada.

The weather summary released by Environment Canada indicated that March 16 recorded daily high temperatures throughout Alberta, including Banff, Beaverlodge, and Edmonton.

Banff, for example, had a previous record of 13.9°C on March 16, recorded in 1947, with temperature records in this area dating back to 1887.

Temperatures in Banff reached 15.3°C on Saturday, according to the data.

Temperatures in Beaverlodge, near the British Columbia border, also reached 14.4°C, surpassing the previous record of 13.5°C, set in 1985. (Temperature records have been kept in Beaverlodge since 1912).

Edmonton also experienced record temperatures of 10.9°C, with the previous record at 8.8°C, recorded in 1981. (Edmonton's temperature records date back to 1959).

British Columbia

Environment Canada also reported that temperatures in British Columbia rose, with many areas of the province breaking records on March 16.

The city of Abbotsford, east of Vancouver, recorded a new record of 22.6°C, with the previous record – set in 1947 – at 22.2°C. Records for this area have been kept since 1944, according to the Canadian Ministry of Environment.

A significant temperature jump struck Bella Bella, north of Vancouver Island, where the new daily temperature record reached 20.7°C - much higher than the previous record of 15.2°C, which was set in 1988. (Records in this area date back to 1977.)

The Burns Lake area reached a record temperature of 16.1°C, breaking the previous record of 11.3°C, which was set in 1992. (Records have been kept here since 1949).

Areas including Squamish, Whistler, West Vancouver, and Victoria also saw record temperatures on Saturday.

Temperatures in Squamish reached 23°C (with the previous record of 17.3°C, set in 1983), Whistler reached 16.3°C (above the previous record of 14.0°C, set in 1985), and Victoria reached 19.0°C (above the previous record of 18.3°C, set in 1947).

West Vancouver experienced a new daily temperature record of 18.7°C, surpassing the previous record of 15.5°C, set in 1983.

New Brunswick

Environment Canada reported that March 16 also saw a temperature rise in New Brunswick, where the Grand Manan area experienced temperatures equaling the previous record set in 2010 (8.5°C).

Records in Grand Manan have been kept since 1962.

Yukon

Many areas across Yukon experienced a daily temperature record on March 16, including the Burwash Landing area, Carcross area, Faro area, Haines Junction area, and Kluane Lake area.

Temperature in Burwash reached 7.9°C on Saturday, surpassing the previous record of 5.9°C, set in 2018. (Records here have been kept since 1966).

Similarly, Carcross also surpassed the record last set in 2018, reaching 10.2°C, a jump above the previous record of 9.4°C. (Records have been kept here since 1963.)

The Faro area reached 10.3°C (with the previous record of 7.7°C, set in 2018), Haines Junction saw 11.8°C (surpassing the 2018 record of 7.7°C), and the Kluane Lake area reached 7.4°C (exceeding the 2018 record of 5.9°C).

Environment Canada notes that record reports are derived from a selected group of historical stations in each geographic area, and that its data "does not constitute a complete or final report."