Thursday, March 20, 2014

Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Cold snap welcomes first days of spring

A red leaf sits partially underneath the ice in Crescent Park
as it snows on March 20, 2014, the first day of spring.
 Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy
By Lisa Goudy


Temperatures for the next few days will be “very unseasonably cold,” according to John Paul Cragg, warning preparedness meteorologist with Environment Canada.

“The first of March was the coldest night of the year and now we’re in the beginning of spring and we’re dropping off to -22 (Celsius),” he said. “The change of seasons haven’t presented themselves in a kind way.”

He estimated as much as 5 centimeters (cm) will fall between the first day of spring, which was on Thursday, and early Friday morning.

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