"Across the country, more than 7,700 daily temperature records were broken last month, on the heels of the fourth warmest winter on record."

"While it might be time to lie on a blanket in the park, climate scientists are worried. They say all these sunny days are actually an extreme weather event, one with local and global implications."

"In Iowa, March was so hot — a record-breaking 84 degrees — that some crops there, like oats, are now running way ahead of schedule."