warm temperatures

The combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A quick federal analysis blames most of the record warm March weather that gripped two-thirds of the country on freak chance, a nice southerly wind and only a tiny part man-made global warming. For much of March, record temperatures hit as high as 35 degrees above normal and averaged about 18 degrees warmer than usual...