Alaska is way, way hotter than normal now!!! (This is not good)

http://grist.org/climate-energy/alaska-continues-to-bake-on-track-for-hottest-year/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=daily-horizon

Alaska just can’t seem to shake the fever it has been running. This spring was easily the hottest the state has ever recorded and it contributed to a year-to-date temperature that is more than 10 degrees F (5.5 degrees C) above average, according to data released Wednesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

How much spring temperatures differed from average in Alaska.NOAA

The Lower 48, meanwhile, had its warmest spring since the record-breaking scorcher of 2012.