By JIM RYAN

The Oregonian | OregonLive

Portland hit 60 degrees for the first time this year Sunday, tying a daily record.

The temperature, recorded at Portland International Airport, tied the daily record high set in 1992. It came amid a warm stretch and ahead of a workweek with expected highs in the 50s.

Portland will have a high near 55 on Monday, according to the National Weather Service. We should expect isolated showers after 10 a.m. and mostly cloudy skies, the agency says.

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Early February temps

The first 60-degree day of 2018 came on the heels of three straight days that surpassed 50 degrees.

It reached 51 degrees Thursday at the airport, 59 on Friday and 58 on Saturday.

The average normal high for the month of February is 51.4 degrees.

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Will we hit 60 again this week?

Portland is expected to flirt with the 60-degree mark Wednesday and Thursday, as the Weather Service predicts highs near 58 and 59 degrees at the airport.

It didn’t hit 60 degrees there until March 10 last year.

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It's been pretty warm. Will Portland see any snow this month?

The federal government's Climate Prediction Center says odds favor Portland having above-average February temperatures and equal chances of above-average, average and below-average precipitation.

National Weather Service meteorologist Matthew Cullen said that in most years Portland doesn't get measurable February snow, though the city averages one snowy February day each year.

Since 1996, there have only been three days of measurable March snow at the National Weather Service office in Northeast Portland.

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Tale of two Januaries

The string of warm days comes in the wake of a January where the average high temperature settled above 50 degrees. It was the second warmest January on record at the airport.

The month was drastically different than January 2017, which brought Portland to its knees with more than 8 inches of snow and 21 days with temperatures at or below freezing.

Read more about the marked difference between January 2017 and January 2018 by clicking here.

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— Jim Ryan

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503-221-8005; @Jimryan015