It was another mild day Tuesday by early November standards. Highs areawide peaked in the low to mid-60s, a level nearly 10 degrees above normal.
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It marked the first time the daytime high reached the 60s on back to back to days since October 17-18 when the highs reached 74 degrees and 73 degrees respectively.
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The mild conditions occurred under mostly sunny skies with three quarters of the day’s possible sunshine recorded. Southerly winds gusted above 20 mph which helped usher in the mild readings.
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As mild as it was here, even warmer air was present across the Plains, including a record breaking 80 degree high temperature at Rapid City, SD where highs were nearly 25 degrees above normal.
Highs were significantly above normal across a large swath where unseasonable late season warmth dominated in places like Amarillo, Texas, Denver, Colorado, North Platte, NE and even Minneapolis, MN.
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