Exceptional warmth spreading into the Central U.S. with some places seeing temperatures 30-35 degrees above normal Wednesday and Thursday: wapo.st/3lpySuV 1/x
Dozens of record highs are set to be broken the next two afternoons. Many parts of the central U.S. seeing highs well into the 60s and 70s. 2/x 
Where's the snow? There's hardly any of it. Just 10 percent of nation has snow cover, second lowest on record for Dec. 1 (since 2003). Mountain snowpack is well below normal over most of West. 3/x
Lower 48 is warm and so are many land areas around the world. The chill is confined to Alaska, NW Canada, Scandinavia and northern Russia. Yes, climate change contributes to the expansiveness of warmth and prevalence of red. 4/4
Update: look at all of the places setting daily or monthly (December) record highs:
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