The article you quoted said that spring temperatures could hit the upper 140s. That reminds me of what Jim Kunstler said in his column (Clusterf*ck Nation Chronicles):
After all, if it is 67 in January, might it be 107 in July? And maybe that won't be so groovy. The electric grid is much more stressed out when all the air-conditioners are humming across the land.
The URL for it is:
http://www.kunstler.com/mags_diary20.html