FROM NWS:
Record high temperatures occured across the southcentral region
again today. As of 4 PM akdt the Anchorage forecast office had
reached 71 degrees. This breaks the daily record of 61 degrees
set in 1995 and the monthly record of 70 degrees set yesterday.

More broken records around the region:

Location old record today's high

Gulkana 66 (1958) 68
Cordova 62 (1995) 68
Palmer 67 (1958) 72
Talkeetna 63 (2003) 67
Anchorage forecast office 61 (1995) 71
Kenai 60 (2003) 66
Homer 61 (2003) 65

Temperatures will be near record highs again tomorrow but will
enter a cooling trend over the weekend as colder air moves in
aloft.