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Kansas City reaches new record for hottest temperature recorded in March

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Another day, another temperature record broken in Kansas City.

The National Weather Service said Saturday afternoon the high temperature reached 93 degrees at Kansas City International Airport, the hottest recorded temperature ever in Kansas City during March.

Prior to Saturday, the earliest day on record that Kansas City hit 93 degrees was April 29, 1910.

Yesterday, a high of 90 degrees shattered the previous record high for March 20 in Kansas City of 82 degrees, which was set in 1953.

Friday, March 20, was also the earliest day of the year that Kansas City reached 90 degrees since at least 1888, when data was first recorded.