BC’s Warm January Brings Early Blossoms Amid Cold‑Snap Risk
Metropolitan Vancouver greets early cherry blossoms this January, but a coming cold snap could threaten vulnerable plants.
An unusually warm January in British Columbia has pushed cherry blossoms and other flowers to bloom early across Metro Vancouver and Victoria, with the month recording one of the top 10 warmest Januaries on record. Meteorologist Derek Lee noted average maximum temperatures for the first 18 days rose to 8.3 °C, peaking at 13.8 °C, while minimums hovered around 4 °C – roughly two degrees above the historic 1896–2025 baseline. Residents in North Vancouver saw pink cherry blossoms on Jan. 19, and Victoria’s Fairfield neighborhood is flooded with crocuses and daffodils. Climate scientists Andrew Weaver and Barbara Hawkins warn that a sudden cold snap could damage these early‑growing plants, recalling last year’s frost damage that wiped out a substantial part of the province’s grape and stone‑fruit harvest.
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