CLEVELAND, Ohio -- At noon today, Cleveland-Hopkins Airport recorded a temperature of 64 degrees, breaking the record by 2 degrees previously set in 1981.
We could break the record even further, as the high for the day isn't forecasted to peak until 3 p.m., reaching around 65 degrees.
Why so warm?
It's because of a combination of two major weather patterns. The first is a high pressure system, which dries the air out leading to some very sunny skies bringing in warmth. The second, is southerly flow. Any time the winds blow from the south, because Ohio is so flat, this can drag in warm air all the way from the Gulf of Mexico.
Not only did this pattern cause record temperatures for Cleveland, but also in Toledo, Mansfield, Akron and Youngstown. As temperatures continue to rise today, these records will change.
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Kelly Reardon is cleveland.com's meteorologist. Please follow me on Facebook and Twitter @kreardon0818.
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