Who needs a tropical getaway to shake the winter blues when you have days like Tuesday in southern Colorado?

Record high temperatures were reached Tuesday in Colorado Springs, Pueblo and Alamosa, according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo.

The thermometer hit 75 degrees in Colorado Springs, breaking the Feb. 24 record of 71 set in 1986.

Pueblo set a daily record of 83, which broke the old mark of 79 set in 1986. It was also an all-time high for the month of February, which was previously established on Feb. 10, 2017.

Alamosa tied its daily record of 64 degrees, which was set one year ago.

Tuesday’s heat is part of a winter that has been anything but typical, according to Casey Dorn, a meteorologist with Gazette news partner KOAA.

There have been 28 days at or above 60 degrees in Colorado Springs since Dec. 1, Dorn said. Meteorological winter runs from Dec. 1 through the end of February. The 28 days are the most on record.

“The culprit is a potent and unusually persistent ridge of high pressure over the western United States,” Dorn said. “In a La Niña pattern, a ridge like this is not unexpected. But this winter’s high-pressure system has been positioned farther east and has been far more consistent than in a typical La Niña year.”

The forecast over the next several days suggests we’re likely to finish meteorological winter with at least 30 days at or above 60, Dorn said.

The previous record-holder is 1981, Dorn said, which was widely regarded as having the worst winter snowpack on record in Colorado, according to data from the Colorado Climate Center. That winter, there were 22 days at or above 60 degrees.

The Weather Service forecasts a high of 71 degrees in Colorado Springs on Wednesday, along with a red flag warning for high fire danger. Highs in the 60s are expected the rest of the week.

In Pueblo, it’s expected to reach 76 on Wednesday with high fire danger.

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