An 83-year-old record fell Thursday when a high temperature of 68 degrees was recorded at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport in Pittston Township, according to the National Weather Service in Binghamton, New York.
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Residents from as many as 100 homes that had evacuated from Solimar and Faria beaches were then allowed to return to their homes. Though the highway has been opened, the region isn’t completely safe, cautioned Ventura County Fire Department Chief Norm Plott.
By Christmas morning, the temperature will have dipped to 56 degrees with sunny skies, and it is forecasted to be in the mid-60s for Christmas day, according to AccuWeather. We have now set the record for the latest into the season without a 1 inch snowfall. This air mass is bringing jacket-free weather to areas that are normally preparing for a white Christmas this time of year.
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On Wednesday, as this historically warm and humid air collided with a cold front ejecting out of the Plains, severe weather erupted in the South. Twenty-nine tornadoes were reported in six states, and there were 10 storm-related fatalities, including six in Mississippi. In fact, temperature records may fall along the East Coast.
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Unseasonably warm weather is blanketing the entire East Coast.
“Sometimes global warming is awesome”, Meg Roedling said as she ran through Brooklyn Bridge Park in shorts and a T-shirt. Clouds will persist throughout the day, but temperatures will be warm on Christmas Day with highs in the 70s, and high temperatures over the on Saturday in the mid-60s and low 70s on Sunday.
Forecast highs from National Weather Service.
She attributed the warmth to a jet stream keeping cooler temperatures in Canada.
As for Christmas Eve, Shippensburg’s previous record was 60 degrees in 1965 according to records from Shippensburg University. Clear breaks throughout the cloudy night will give ample opportunity to catch the first Christmas full moon in 38 years. The average temperature on Christmas Eve is 41. I have mixed feelings.
“There’s a chance the temperatures could still fluctuate with a few hours of sun left”, said NWS meteorologist Lance Franck, based in the Mount Holly office. Snow showers are expected in Payson on Christmas Day. Higher-than-usual temperatures were projected to continue through January. High temperatures for the weekend back into the 50s, with temperatures in the low 50s briefly Sunday morning.
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And Christmas Day has already seen a prominent record shattered as well, helping to end 2015 – which will be the hottest year on record – with a bang.
