Southcentral Alaska is experiencing record high temperatures, with Anchorage registering its 33rd day of 80 degrees or higher since recording began. Experts attribute the heatwave to a combination of factors, including warmer-than-normal sea surface temperatures, an earlier-than-usual snow melt, and large-scale warming. While high pressure systems are not unusual, the perfect storm of climate conditions has set the stage for the current heatwave. The high pressure system is expected to retreat north next week, but temperatures will still be about 10 degrees warmer than the normal range for this time of year.