NYC Temperatures Will Likely Reach Record Highs This Week

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NEW YORK CITY, NY — Following NYC's final snow of the season last Friday (sniff), the almighty government thermometer in Central Park is expected to log two record highs this week for Wednesday, March 9, and Thursday, March 10.

The reading on Wednesday afternoon is supposed to reach 75 degrees, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). That number would easily beat the 2000 record of 69 degrees.

Thursday could be another record-setter. Temps are supposed to reach 75 degrees in Central Park — one degree higher than the previous record, set in 2006.

In the words of AccuWeather meteorologist Renee Duff: "Records will be challenged."

But there is still one thing that could get in the way of back-to-back record highs this week.

The NWS announced on its NYC-area Facebook page Wednesday:

The National Weather Service is currently reviewing the validity of the maximum temperature of 69 degrees on March 9th, 2000 at Central Park. If it is determined that this temperature is not valid, an updated record report for this date will be issued.

An NWS spokesman explained over the phone that for now, "The record we have is the record."

However, he said, "We're doing extra quality assurance and looking back at past data to make sure the record is legitimate."

Asked what would cause the NWS to doubt its historical records for March 9, the spokesman replied ominously:

"I'm actually not allowed to say what the reason is."

The results of this important investigation will likely be announced in the next week or two, according to the NWS. As of this writing, weather officials did not expect to launch a similar investigation into temperature records for March 10.