Records shattered everywhere.

After yesterday's high temperature of a "scorching" 83 degrees, we have made it six consecutive record high temperatures.  If today and Wednesday both break the record highs (which is highly likely), then it will be the longest streak of record high temperatures ever recorded at Fort Wayne.  The last time that we had this many consecutive record highs was in 1936!  Another thing, yesterday was our 7th consecutive day above 70 degrees.  This makes it the third longest streak of 70 degree weather ever recorded in March.  If the next several days make it above 70, we shall break the long standing record of 10 consecutive days of 70+ temperatures, which was set in 1910.  We owe the intensity and duration of this warmth to an incredibly strong upper level ridge of high pressure, which extends from the Gulf of Mexico to the Arctic Circle in Canada.  This has allowed warm, moist tropical air to flood the Central and Eastern portions of the country with record breaking warmth.  This tropical air has spread even well into Canada, with some places in Canada reaching the 70's, at a time of year when they are supposed to have an average high in the middle 30's!  Because of how far above normal we are during this "heat" wave, I expect that unless colder air filters into the area and drops the average temperature, we are well on our way to seeing the warmest March on record.  Besides these records that I have just listed, many other records were broken at Fort Wayne, with probably many more records to be broken over the next several days.  In fact, if cloud cover is not an issue, our high temperatures will be within striking distance of breaking March's all-time record high of 86.  Forecast highs for today and tomorrow are both near 85, and the temperatures happen to be warmer than this (which seems to be the trend), we may actually all-time record highs broken, especially at Fort Wayne.  Keep reading my blog for further updates.