Published: 3/19/2012

Toledo area breaks weather records

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Amanda Houston and her son Joshua Brooks, 4, from Toledo, play on the slide in Walbridge Park on March 19, 2012. THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT Enlarge | Buy This Photo

The temperature at Toledo Express Airport hit 81 degrees Monday afternoon, breaking a 91-year-old record.

According to the National Weather Service, the new all time record high occurred at 4:22 p.m. The previous high for this date was 78 degrees set in 1921.

The Toledo area also broke a record Monday for consecutive 60-degree or higher days in March. The old record was eight such days, set in 1945.

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