BOSTON (WHDH) - It is a tale of two seasons in Boston after the city experienced weekend snow followed by record-high temperatures on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Hundreds headed to the Common for Mayor Marty Walsh’s annual Children’s Winter Festival, but instead celebrated by soaking up the sun.
The temperature in Boston climbed to 64 degrees late Wednesday morning, breaking the prior record for Feb. 21 of 63 set in 1906. Temperatures laters soared into the 70s.
Others were spotted ice skating on a melting Frog Pond. One man was spotted in shorts with skis in hand.
Others on Carson Beach in South Boston could be seen playing volleyball. Lunchtime dining on Newbury Street moved outside.
Back-to-back record-high temperatures were recorded in Boston. Worcester, Massachusetts’ former record of 59 set in 1930 was also smashed. Fitchburg saw temperatures hit 80 degrees.
The only time it has ever been warmer in Boston during February was last year when the temperature hit 73 degrees.
Crazy enough, snow is in the forecast for Thursday.
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