Winter Temperatures Break 98-Year-Old Records

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 Matters

Temperatures 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.

What To Know

On 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…

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