As students and alumni took to spots like Memorial Union Terrace and Bascom Hill to enjoy record-breaking high temperatures in Madison Thursday, the Wisconsin Union announced some highly-requested news.

Although winter does not officially end for four more days, the Union has announced that the iconic chairs that grace the terrace will be back by Monday, and possibly as soon as today.

Wisconsin Union Directorate President Katie Fischer said in an email to The Badger Herald that the Union is working to get the chairs out for today at the earliest and that the recent weather has caused an accelerated timetable since they are usually brought out in mid-April.

Fischer said every year after snow and ice is off of the Terrace, there is an inspection for any needed repairs as well as a thorough cleaning of the surface.

“With the unusually warm weather … and the fact that the forecast is for it to stay this way for the next couple weeks, we’ve accelerated the timetable,” she said in her email.

She said with the record highs and quick turn around from winter weather, they have been able to change the schedule for the cleaning to Friday morning as well as push the reservation for the trucks needed to move the chairs to an earlier date.

The chairs are stored at a warehouse in Verona, she said, and they are kept inside out of cold weather and precipitation to prolong their life.

Fischer said the chairs are great in their own right with their colors and design but that to her what makes the chairs iconic on campus is the Terrace experience associated with them.

“At least in my opinion, sitting out on the Terrace with a bunch of friends on a warm summer night is what college at UW-Madison is all about,” she said.

Fischer said although the chairs will be coming out within the next few days, the Terrace will not be operating in full capacity quite yet since there is still the possibility of a hard frost that could harm hard-to-repair equipment.

She added that the chairs campus community members will see as early as today are the same ones as those from previous seasons, although the Union buys some new ones each year to replace those that are stolen or broken.

In an online post, the Union said the first person to take a picture of the chairs and tag “The Wisconsin Union” in their Facebook photo could be featured in the Union’s “Terrace Views” newsletter.