By BECKY KISER Hays Post

A new record high blew right past the previous record by nearly 10 degrees.

According to official statistics from the K-State Agricultural Research Center, the temperature soared to 81 degrees. The previous record high for Dec. 2 was 72 degrees set back in 1995.&nbsp;

Cooler weather is on the way, however, with weekend daytime highs <a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/f0f684ba-251d-44a4-918d-73cd41bf9443">forecasted</a> to be about 20 degrees cooler, and no precipitation.&nbsp;

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 </figure>By BECKY KISER Hays PostIt was hot in Hays on Thursday.A new record high blew right past the previous record by nearly 10 degrees.According to official statistics from the K-State Agricultural Research Center, the temperature soared to 81 degrees. The previous record high for Dec. 2 was 72 degrees set back in 1995.&nbsp;Cooler weather is on the way, however, with weekend daytime highs <a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/f0f684ba-251d-44a4-918d-73cd41bf9443">forecasted</a> to be about 20 degrees cooler, and no precipitation.&nbsp;

Thursday temperature shatters record high for Hays