Halloween week heat across the country will break October records

In the last days of October, around 100 new daily records are recorded, while the thermometer rises to summery values ​​from Monday to Thursday.

For locations like Washington, D.C. and New York City, forecast high temperatures near 80 degrees on Thursday will make it feel more like Labor Day than Halloween in terms of warm temperatures.

High temperatures on Monday are expected to be 15 to 25 degrees above average across the Great Plains and parts of the South and Midwest. This means temperatures in the 80s and 90s for Texas and the Southwest, and 60s and 70s for highs in the Upper Midwest.

Little Rock, Arkansas; Wichita, Kansas; Shreveport, Louisiana; Memphis, Tenn.; and Austin, Texas, are all metropolitan areas that could reach record highs early in the week.

These well-above-average temperatures will move east into the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley by Tuesday, where record highs are expected for Minneapolis, Chicago, Cleveland and St. Louis.

Fast forward to Thursday and the record warmth is shifting to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Buffalo and Albany, New York; Burlington, Vermont; Washington, D.C.; and Reading, Pennsylvania, are all cities that could begin trick-or-treating in record temperatures.

While the warm temperatures will prevent jackets from ruining costumes, warmer Halloween years are in the future as October nights tend to get warmer due to the influence of human-caused climate change.

According to Climate Central, October nights in 216 U.S. cities (89% of 242 analyzed) have warmed an average of 3.3 degrees Fahrenheit since 1970.

The Midwest and Northeast will see cooler temperatures through Friday, but the South will remain hot through the weekend.