25 states set records Thursday as December warm spell lingers
The record-breaking warmth will extend Friday from the Southeast to the Southern Plains, with widespread above-average temperatures expected throughout much of the Lower 48
Record-high temperatures continue from Southeast to Southern Plains on Friday
Record-high temperatures will continue from the Southeast to the Southern Plains on Friday.
A December warm spell has shattered some long-standing records, and we could see more of the same in some spots Friday before a cooler and more active weather pattern begins this weekend.
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Twenty-five states set record highs Thursday, adding to 880 high-temperature records broken in the past seven days. In Cheyenne, Wyoming, a high of 70 degrees cracked a record from over 135 years ago. Back in 1885, the previous record was 64 degrees.
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The National Weather Service said the record-breaking warmth will extend Friday from the Southeast to the Southern Plains, with widespread above-average temperatures expected throughout much of the Lower 48.
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Highs into the 70s and lower 80s will be found Friday afternoon throughout the Southeast, lower Mississippi Valley, Southern Plains and Southwest.
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Aside from the Northwest, the only other exception will be in the Northeast, where cold and blustery winds will keep temperatures below average for early December.
Lake-effect snow showers are possible through Sunday morning in some of the Great Lakes snowbelts. A few inches of snow is possible across the eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan and the Tug Hill Plateau of central New York.