PHOTO GALLERY: Columbia experiences record high weather

Keeper, Gretchen Maune's guide dog, looks out the window of Maune's University Avenue apartment on Monday. Maune said she had taken Keeper out to play in the warm weather earlier in the day, but he was eager to get back outside. The temperature rose to 76 degrees by mid-afternoon Monday.   |  Greg Kendall-Ball

A low layer of fog hangs over ice and water around one of the shelters along the boardwalk at Stephens Lake Park on Monday morning. Record temperatures were reached today.   |  Harry Katz

A drop of dew sits in the center of an ornamental kale in the landscaped circle at Francis Quadrangle on Monday morning. Monday morning's high humidity gave the city the appearance of an overnight rain.
  |  Hany Hawasly

Jimmy Hibsch, 21, right, guides a group across Ninth Street while on a tour of MU on Monday. "It's beautiful today, for that I decided to wear shorts and sandals," Hibsch said.
  |  Hany Hawasly

Wayne Connell jumps off of a ramp at the Cosmo Recreation Area skateboarding park on Monday. Connell has been skating for 12 years and is part of a skating team. Temperatures reached 76 degrees Monday, breaking the historical record.

  |  Harry Katz