CONWAY — Spring arrived more like the first day of summer Tuesday, with sunny skies and the mercury hitting 81 degrees.
It led skiers, runners, cyclists, kayakers, meteorologists — and now even golfers — to shake their heads in disbelief at the record-setting warm temperatures that have hit the Mount Washington Valley this week.
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