UPDATE: Congratulations, Eureka! Today is the Hottest April 6th on Record

It was a historic day in Del Norte for two reasons today. By Andrew Goff.

UPDATE: 6:50 p.m.:

Gov. Jerry Brown’s historic visit to Del Norte County was also the hottest April 6th on record for Crescent city. Today’s high of 78 degrees broke Crescent City’s 56-year old record of 72 degrees.

A record breaking day also at Crescent City Ca. See attachment below. #cawx
Posted by US National Weather Service Eureka California on Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Clear skies in Eureka today. Photos by John Ross Ferrara.

UPDATE, 5:05 p.m.:

Today’s high for the city of Eureka reached 78 degrees, beating the previous record by eight degrees.

A record high temperature at Eureka Ca today…see attachment. #cawx
Posted by US National Weather Service Eureka California on Wednesday, April 6, 2016

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Chances are you’re a bit sweatier today than you were a year ago.

A representative with the local National Weather Service office tells the Outpost that today was Eureka’s hottest April 6th on record. Today’s high of 76 degrees, breaks the previous record of 70 degrees set in 2009.

Today was likely a record day for multiple areas of Humboldt. However, today’s temperatures will not be official until the Weather Service releases its results at 5 p.m. Stay tuned to see if your town set a record high.