How did you sleep last night?
While Vancouverites groaned about "Juneuary" weather earlier this month, the province smashed 59 temperature records Sunday (June 27). The reading from Environment Canada in Lytton showed the mercury at 46.1 C Sunday afternoon, marking .
Not only have countless local stores sold out of fans, but people have started up-selling used fans on .
Now, locals are desperately searching for ways to stay cool, with many of them inventing new ways to beat the heat.
Metro Vancouverites have taken to social media to share how they feel about the unprecedented heat wave as well as what they are doing to cool down.
Playing in his ice bucket.
— Devon (@DevonO7)
After rejecting all of the heat-beating tricks so far (ice packs, cooling pads, wet towels), the cat has decided that the only acceptable strategy is to play with ice cubes from a safe distance.
— Elizabeth Samuels (@elizsamuels)
Sitting on our backyard patio with 2 umbrellas set up and a sprinkler on low under the table. It's brilliant and has saved our lives the past few days.
— Valerie 馃А (@ValeriaWalsh)
The official logo of what we're going through in !
— Stanley Q Woodvine (@sqwabb)
Dog days of summer...Vancouvers Sunday extreme temperatures 38c has Bo directly in front of the fan!
— Michelle Valancius (@howyougo)
Moira has her own fan and is still so hot. Can this be over already?
— Krystle Marie (@KrystleMarie_33)
There's a over my city right now, so I'm painting the Summer Blues.
— Josh Byer (@VancityJoshB)
This is a 6" x 9" mixed media piece on cold press paper.
The original is for sale, although I'd probably trade it for a pitcher of ice water tbh
I almost died of heat stroke in 2011 living in Ottawa. I moved here to feel safe in the summer. The has me thinking big feels about disability, and migration. The future is now and I feel like we are screwed.
— Hunkerton (@Hunkerton)
Welcome to the hottest day of your lives! To celebrate the impending End of Days might we off you 2 for 1 on all rentals and all $5 sale moves today? Open noon to 8 for those of you brave enough
— BlackDogVideo (@BlackDogVideo)
Literally me.
— HighHeels/LowMorals (@lessisabore)
Accurate depiction of this morning
— Lazlovision (@Lazlovision)
Day 4 of the and I have atoned!
— Raynor Shima (@RaynorShima)
Trying to be cool. Our sibling felines chilling under frozen face clothes/ laying on a towel wrapped ice pack. Geoff Coates sums it up well in his cartoon. Link cat safety tips
— 馃嚚馃嚘馃彸锔�馃寛 Paul Gallant, CHE,MHK. He/Him.NL-BC (@HealthWorksBC)
Like trying to go to bed on Mustafar. F* it's hot.
— A Canadian heading to Disneyland (@BunnyHunting)
Loving every minute of this heat wave
— jenny lynn (@Jentuzzi)
summed up in a gif
— Eliza Sarobhasa馃獮馃徆 馃 (@gravitytrope)
Thank you for the amazing suggestion!
— Kate Gajdosik (@KateGajdosik)
With files from Victoria Femia / Castanet.
