I have an ice cream man coming through the neighborhood playing music and looking for over heated kids. What is next, hotdogs, apple pie and a Band Concert at the rotunda Sat afternoon?
I do not think MDT made 80 but their 78 or 79 is the warmest temp this late in the year in the history of the station. Once you go down a few degrees it is much more common place though. MDT has reached 75 twice in Dec on Dec 7th, 1998 and Dec 29th 1984. Unbelievably a full 1/3 of the days in Dec have reached 70 or above at MDT.
Also of note/reminder, if MDT gets to 80 it will be the latest in the year they have ever achieved that. That is quite noteworthy. Quite a few clouds here and 76.
An incredible 60 here this AM while MDT is at 64/65. MDT has a shot at 2 records today. The max high and max min. If they are at 64 right now they could tie the max min if they hold it through midnight tonight. Max high record is 77 from 1948.
76 here and something I thought I would never see this time of the year I have a mercury therm, that is very very susceptible to sun, hanging off a kitchen window facing west. It is reading 100 degrees.
I have not had a freeze yet this year and you have been in the 20's so has been that type of fall. HGR's low was 41 and AOO was 40 while MDT was 36/37 so sort of similar to you and I this Am.