CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cleveland set a new daily high temperature record Saturday, breaking a mark that had stood for more than a century as unseasonably warm air surged across Northeast Ohio.
Temperatures at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport climbed to 79 degrees just before 1 p.m., surpassing the previous April 4 record of 77 degrees set in 1882.
The milestone came after a rapid warmup through the morning hours, with readings jumping from the mid-50s shortly before 8 a.m. to the upper 70s by early afternoon. Gusty south winds, reaching more than 30 mph at times, helped drive the surge in temperatures…