Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs Unseasonably warm weather broke a 98-year-old daily temperature record in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Tuesday.Newsweek reached out to the National Weather Service (NWS) office for South Carolina’s Greenville-Spartanburg region by phone for comment.Why It MattersTemperatures across the Southern U.S. have been above normal this week, ushering in springlike weather for millions. In some areas, temperatures were so warm they broke daily record highs.
A stock photo shows a thermometer under a bright sun.
A stock photo shows a thermometer under a bright sun.
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What To KnowOn Tuesday, daily record highs were broken in Charlotte and at the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport in South Carolina, according to a post on X (formerly Twitter) from the NWS office for the Greenville-Spartanburg region.The temperature peaked at 81 degrees Fahrenheit at Greenville-Spartanburg, breaking the 98-year-old daily record for February 4 by 5 degrees.Charlotte saw a high temperature of 80 degrees, which is 4 degrees higher than its daily high record of 76 degrees, which was set in 1927.NWS Greenville-Spartanburg warned that temperatures will drop in both cities on Wednesday, with the forecast high only 52 in Greenville and 49 in Charlotte. However, temperatures in both cities will rise again by Thursday and remain higher than average through Saturday.The normal temperature in Greenville for this time of year is 55 degrees. In Charlotte, it’s 54.As of Tuesday night, there are no weather alerts or warnings in place for North or South Carolina.What People Are SayingNWS Greenville-Spartanburg said in a forecast on X about the temperatures: “Much warmer today with highs climbing around 20-25 degrees above normal. Several locations may challenge daily record highs, especially east of the mountains.”In an earlier post, the NWS office warned: “After near record highs Tuesday, a cold front drops south into the area bringing clouds and rain chances Wed, making it the coolest day of the week. Rain chances continue Wed night. Above normal temperatures return for Thu and Fri but rain chances remain.”The NWS Weather Prediction Center said in a forecast: “A very stark separation of well below average and well above average temperatures bisects much of the lower 48 states [with] a very strong surface front. No greater is this noticeable than across Montana into Wyoming, where temperatures will range from below zero at the Canadian border but rise in the 40s, 50s and even 60s across the central Rockies states of Utah and Colorado.”What Happens NextBoth North and South Carolina are expecting above-average temperatures over the next eight to 14 days, as is the rest of the U.S. Southeast, according to the NWS Climate Prediction Center’s temperature outlook. The region is expecting above-average precipitation for the same period.
