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Across the Southeast this weekend, it’s going to feel more like the first week of summer than the first full week of spring.

“As many as three dozen records are likely Friday across the Southeast,” says Hennen.

Weather models show a possible of 115 record highs over the next five days.

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It’s all thanks to a ridge in the jet stream that has established itself over much of the southeast US, says CNN meteorologist Allison Chinchar.

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High temperatures will rise near 100 degrees Fahrenheit across parts of West Texas and the Texas Panhandle Thursday.

In Oklahoma, the high temperatures will surge into the 90s.

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Cities like Dallas, Houston, Little Rock, New Orleans and Mobile could all see daily records in the 80s Thursday.

Friday, the record heat will spread east, covering the Southeast with dozens of records again, says Hennen.

“Atlanta and Montgomery, Alabama, will feel more like mid-June the next few days rather than the end of March,” says Chinchar.

Florida will bake in a record-setting 90 degree day.

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The heat will continue through the weekend along the Southeast coast and Florida.

“It is clear that spring has firmly sprung,” CNN meteorologist Brandon Miller says.

Places including Atlanta will not drop down to freezing again this season, he says.

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So, Atlanta officially dropped below freezing on just 13 days. The average is 42 days.

Since 1940, we are averaging more than a dozen fewer days, dropping below freezing, says Miller.

Much of the East stayed above average this winter.

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Spring foliage across the US is already starting to appear.

“Our warming climate is causing spring to arrive earlier across much of the US,” according to Climate Central, which says spring ‘leaf out’ is happening earlier in 76% of 239 cities compared to 1981.

CNN meteorologist Monica Garrett contributed to this report.