"The Northern Hemisphere is in the depths of winter at the moment, with February usually the coldest month for the United States.
But over the weekend, the city of Mangum, Oklahoma, hit temperatures of 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) - way above the average February high of 56 degrees Fahrenheit (13 degrees Celsius) for the region.
"Mangum, Oklahoma broke a daily record when the thermometer hit 99 degrees on Saturday," Nicholas Kusnetz reports for Insider Climate News.
"Last week, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin issued an emergency burn ban in response to the extreme weather, but a grass fire broke out anyway in Oklahoma City, prompting authorities to ask some residents to leave their homes."
