Prince George, B.C. –It’s another heat wave.

Yesterday the temperature topped at 32 degrees in Prince George, just a degree below the  record of 33. degrees  for August 11th which was set in 1990.

“We have a ridge of high pressure that is dominating over the province” says Environment Canada  Meteorologist Colin Tam “We expect to have  near record breaking temperatures  this week in the Prince George area.”

This has been a record breaking summer, with numerous temperature  records  shattered throughout B.C..  The hot dry weather  may be welcomed by those  on vacation, but  the conditions have  created drought  conditions in the north east  as well as Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands.

The conditions have also left the forests parched.  Lightning strikes have touched off numerous fires, leading to one of the  worst fire seasons in  B.C. in the past decade.