SYRACUSE -- All of last week we talked about a big warm up ahead for this week with well above normal temperatures and maybe even a record high temperature not out of the realm of possibility. Now that last week has turned into this week and we have a much clearer look at the weather maps, at least one record high temperature is likely.

Before we delve into just how warm it will be the rest of this week, you might be interested to know that we already set a record. No…not a record high temperature for Thursday, although it was nice, it wasn't a record. We actually set a record for snowfall! Yup… of more specifically a lack of snowfall at Hancock Airport for the month of March. The official end-of-the-month number for how much snow fell at Hancock Airport in March goes down as a trace, which is an amount to little to be measured…or hardly more than a few flurries. Our "average" snowfall for March is 18.8 inches. That's quite a difference! That's called "shattering the record!".

If you combine our slow start to winter with only 3/10ths of one inch of snow in November, and no snow in March, it's no big surprise our winter season snowfall is below normal at 106.1 inches….but I'm not hearing any complaints.

Now let's talk about record warmth. We should have an easy record breaker on Friday as the current record is a mere 72 degrees set in 1967. Heck… with easterly winds, the high temperature reached 75 degrees at Hancock Airport on Thursday. As winds turn more southerly Friday and Saturday, and with temperatures well into the 80s in the Midwest, eclipsing 72 degrees should be easy. As for Saturday, we should be even a few degrees warmer, but a record on Saturday will be a bit tougher. You see, the current record for Saturday is 83 degrees set in 1981. But, don't give up! It could and should be close!

Looking ahead to our Easter Sunday weather… temperatures will cool down some, and there may be some extra cloudiness around, and yes, there could even be a couple of light showers or sprinkles Saturday night into Eastern morning. But, all that aside, if you can live with some extra cloudiness (still with a little sunshine mixed in), and somewhat cooler temperatures, most of the daytime hours of Easter should be dry. Stay tuned for updates though.

Yes, records are made to be broken, and we are certainly doing that.