PHOTO GALLERY: Columbia experiences record temperature on Monday

Rexanna Ipock-Brown, left, and Lisa Bruce, right, eat lunch on the patio of Teller's restaurant at Broadway and Ninth Street on Monday afternoon. Temperatures in Columbia broke the record set in 1998.   |  Stuart Palley

Bill Miller rings a bell for the Salvation Army in front of Hy-Vee on Providence Road Monday afternoon. Warm temperatures allowed Miller to wear a T-shirt while collecting donations for the organization.   |  Stuart Palley

Tony Hansel and Jordan Hughes eat ice cream outside of Sparky's Homemade Ice Cream. The temperature in Columbia reached 75 degrees on Monday, drawing groups of people to the outdoors.   |  Andrew Hazzard

Traffic moves at Broadway and Seventh Street downtown Monday evening after a sunny day with temperatures in the mid-70s.   |  Stuart Palley

MU journalism student Catherine Cojocaru sends emails while sitting next to the Thomas Jefferson statue on Monday on the Francis Quadrangle.   |  Jaime Henry-White

Clouds roll in over downtown Columbia as thunderstorms develop Monday evening. Temperatures rose to a record high of 75 degrees Monday, breaking the previously held record from 1998.   |  Marysa Greenawalt