The Surpassing of October Temperature Records in Eastern U.S. Cities

On Tuesday alone, over 30 cities set new all-time high temperatures for the month of October.

"A roller coaster-like jet stream pattern across the country is to blame for the summer-like heat across a wide swath of the eastern United States," AccuWeather Meteorologist Brandon Buckingham said.

For a time on Wednesday afternoon, every weather station across eight different states were reporting temperatures higher than that of Death Valley National Park in California, one of the hottest places on Earth.