More October heat! Another day of record high temperatures were found in the Rockies, Plains and Southeast. Instead of shivering, many trick-or-treaters were sweating under costumes on Monday. Here is a quick recap of some the records that fell:
Southeast and South
Highs were well into the 80s and records were reached in several states from Florida to the Arklatex. Highs almost topped 90 into Tennessee.
Tallahassee wasn't the only city in our area to set a record high (90) today: Albany, GA hit 91 & Apalachicola, FL tied a record with 85. pic.twitter.com/fOawYw9vl5
— NWS Tallahassee (@NWSTallahassee) October 31, 2016
Meridian has set yet another daily high temp record of 91° along with Hattiesburg (90°) today! Vicksburg tied its previous record (88°). pic.twitter.com/Ej6m9f27Jb
— NWS Jackson MS (@NWSJacksonMS) October 31, 2016
Here's a look at today's record temperatures across the Mid-South. Expect more of the same tomorrow! #tnwx #arwx #mswx #mowx pic.twitter.com/aTWTY1Syui
— NWS Memphis (@NWSMemphis) October 31, 2016
Unseasonably warm temperatures continue across the Arklatex with record breaking high temperatures possible on Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/gsy2fjVNxH
— NWS Shreveport (@NWSShreveport) October 31, 2016
Plains and Rockies
80s were common from Missouri to Colorado, with some 90s found in Kansas.
#Joplin has tied the hottest #Halloween on record at 83 degrees! Springfield is the 2nd hottest Halloween on record so far! #MOwx #SGF pic.twitter.com/9CTFTiKCFo
— NWS Springfield (@NWSSpringfield) October 31, 2016
Record breaking heat on Halloween! #kswx #cowx pic.twitter.com/rYQRU5LtTt
— NWS Goodland (@NWSGoodland) November 1, 2016
Another day of record or near record breaking heat for western Kansas. #kswx pic.twitter.com/K3izg9rriD
— NWS Dodge City (@NWSDodgeCity) November 1, 2016
New Record high temperatures were set today at Pueblo and Colorado Springs. #cowx pic.twitter.com/Ytrz0o9PiX
— NWS Pueblo (@NWSPueblo) October 31, 2016
More warmth is expected on Tuesday and additional records are likely to fall.
The first 2 days of November will be near record warm. Here are the records for the official climate sites across central Kentucky. pic.twitter.com/5uaXGTnPEe
— NWS Louisville (@NWSLouisville) October 31, 2016
For WeatherNation: Meteorologist Mace Michaels