Unseasonably warm weather is sweeping across the Central United States this week, causing daily record high temperatures to be broken in Lubbock, Texas.
The average high temperature for this time of year is 64 degrees, meaning forecasted highs are more than 25 degrees hotter than is typical, National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologist Cece Robinson told Newsweek.
Why It Matters
A rapid weather shift is impacting Texas, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and other states this week, as record-challenging warmth sweeps over the region just days after a powerful Arctic cold front prompted freezing temperatures and even snowfall. The dramatic turnaround could break high-temperature records and enhance wildfire risks where vegetation has quickly dried out.
Temperatures surged, challenging records across several cities and “smashing” records in others.
What To Know
One such city that saw a broken daily high temperature record was Lubbock…