Alaska bakes in high temps recorded earlier than ever

Communities across the state of Alaska are seeing record-high temperatures earlier in the year than ever before, and experts said it doesn't appear the records will stop tumbling anytime soon.

According to the National Weather Service, Anchorage ended its streak on Saturday of 102 consecutive days with an inch or more of snow on the ground. Should the town not see any more snow this season, 2019 will have the 4th-earliest meltout on record, with the earliest being March 22 back in 2016.

However, while Anchorage basks in warmth, unusually high temperatures can be found across the state: St. Paul reached a high of 42 degrees on Friday, tying the record from the same day in 2018. Anchorage also tied a high temperature record, matching the 48 degrees recorded on the same day in 1995.

Add to that data a record mark of 70 degrees in Klawock this past week, which matched the previous record-high temperature - and early date - also of 70 degrees, that came on March 31, 2016, then leading into

. Thus, the community beat that record by a few days as well.

The recording of 70 degrees is also the earliest any spot in the state has hit such a high temperatures.

Additionally, the U.S. Drought Monitor - which tracks drought conditions - has shown much of southeast Alaska as seeing abnormally dry conditions, including some level of drought.

The numbers beg the question: Is there more to come? Experts have said that the continuation of particularly high temperatures is to be expected in the coming weeks.