If you took off the sweatshirts and opened a window or two at home, you weren't alone in Illinois as Super Bowl Sunday temperatures were record-breakers in parts of the state.

Chris Miller with the National Weather Service in Lincoln indicates at their office in Lincoln, it was the warmest February 2 in over 100 years. Temperatures in Lincoln weren't the only areas of Illinois with record highs....

The large area of warm air encompassed almost the entirety of the midwest according to Miller. He notes those, things are going to take a pretty sharp turn this week as we can expect mid-week snowfall of several inches.

This time last year, central Illinois was enthralled in record cold temperatures that forced almost a complete stoppage of movement last year and Miller indicates the prediction was more of the same this year but that quickly changed when the polar vortex strengthened in northern Canada.

According to Miller, this winter has been wet but there has not been much significant snowfall this year. He also notes this winter has not seen any sub-zero temperatures either, something that is very rare for this part of the world.