Temperatures in the Phoenix area have been unseasonably warm and could even break some records this week.
The National Weather Service forecasts Phoenix could be seeing high temperatures in the upper 70s or low 80s starting Wednesday and into the weekend.
National Weather Service meteorologist Alex Young said that’s unusual for mid-December.
“Our normal temperatures are in the middle 60s at this point, so we’re going to be a good 10 to 15 degrees above normal,” Young said.
In fact, every day so far this December has had an above-normal temperature. If the trend continues, this could turn out to be the warmest December in Phoenix history.
That would add one more monthly record to this year’s tally – June, September and October this year were all the hottest on record.
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