Experts troubled as major US city shatters 70-year-old record amid first week of winter: ‘This is not good’

A major American city hit a record high temperature on Dec. 22, and the forecast for Christmas isn’t looking much better, according to KDVR.

What’s happening?

Temperatures in Denver, Colorado, reached 72 degrees Fahrenheit on Monday, breaking the previous record of 70 degrees Fahrenheit in 1955. Temperatures the day before tied a 1993 record at 67 degrees Fahrenheit. Christmas Day is forecast to hit 67 degrees Fahrenheit. This spike in heat followed a record-breaking snow drought in November.

Colorado isn’t alone in these trends. The World Meteorological Organization has predicted that 2025 will be the second- or third-hottest year worldwide on record.

Denver community members have been shocked by the unseasonal temperatures…

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