70-Degree Sunday Smashes Rhode Island Record

This weekend, it was easy to forget that Christmas was only a few weeks ago. Instead of the usual January weather of snow and freezing temperatures, Southern New England enjoyed a lot of sunshine and balmy temperatures.

According to the National Weather Service, Sunday's high temperatures reached 70 degrees in Rhode Island, smashing the previous record, set just last year, by eight degrees. This time of year, the average temperature is 33 degrees, or about half of the recorded temperature.

The record-breaking temperatures were felt across the region. In nearby Boston, Sunday's high temperature reached 74 degrees, beating the previous record of 61 recorded in 1913, 1975 and 2017.

"The high temps today are more typical of late May or early June!" NWS Boston said on Sunday.

Sunday was the second-straight record-breaking weather day in both Boston and Providence. In Rhode Island, Saturday's high temperature reached 65, surpassing the previous record of 61. The low temperature set a record as well, breaking the 43-degree mark set in 1924 by just one degree.