My apologies for the lack of updates the past couple of days. Dog sitting, curling, house renovations, and general winter burnout are the main excuses. Unfortunately, I’m having to go into work an extra shift tomorrow, so it’ll be at least another day before I can get at it.

However, if we look at this past week, we’ve seen some extreme warmth for March. In fact, we’ve set 30 temperature records since the 15th of March: 28 new daily max highs, and 2 all time March max highs. So like last year, the changing climate really shows up in the shoulder seasons. We have yet to set a new low record so far this year. Definitely skewed in one direction.

Looking forward, we’re heading into a bit of a colder spell, so there will be a bit more winter on tap for the next little while. I wouldn’t be too worried though, songbirds are starting to sing, flowers are popping up, and the ground is pretty much unfrozen… any snow will have a really hard time sticking around. For those areas that currently do have snow pack, well it will likely melt faster than usual, but depending on how much, it could certainly take a while. Business slightly as usual for those areas. The rest of us get early spring with the odd return to wintery weather every odd day.