{"id":19679,"date":"2019-04-30T06:15:17","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T10:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/?p=19679"},"modified":"2019-04-30T07:30:48","modified_gmt":"2019-04-30T11:30:48","slug":"spring-temperatures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/en\/spring-temperatures\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Temperatures"},"content":{"rendered":"

The weather remains unpredictable this spring, but despite that, I highly recommend taking lots of photographs beginning this week. Things are beginning to bud, and perhaps as early as this weekend, you’ll be taking some of the prettiest shots possible.<\/p>\n

Historical weather trends appear in the chart below.<\/p>\n

Spring National Temperature Departures and Long-term Trend, 1948 – 2011<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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The\u00a0national temperature departures table<\/a>\u00a0shows the full list of spring values in the order from warmest to coolest. It shows that 3 of the ten warmest springs occurred within the last decade, and 9 of the last 20 years are listed among the 20 warmest.<\/p>\n

Source, Environment Canada,<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.ec.gc.ca\/adsc-cmda\/default.asp?lang=En&n=4CC724DA-1<\/a>“<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Nature’s Spring Flower Show<\/h2>\n

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Daffodils, magnolia, forsythia and hyacinth are just beginning to bud and I expect they’ll bloom together in my garden in the next week or so for a joy-bringing concert of colour and a pleasant break from the computer.<\/p>\n

This glorious show appears regularly every spring on its own with very little help from me. I’ll need to spend an hour cutting down the grasses and raking some leaves off the carpets of purple crocus, and that\u2019s it.<\/p>\n

The wildlife in my region are also quite active at this time of year, as you can see in Jean-Marc Lacoste\u2019s superb video. Lacoste took this footage along LaSalle, Verdun and Nun\u2019s Island waterfront and in Angrignon Park between April 1 and 17, 2012, but it’s still well worth checking out. You can see it at http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=f0sTQjGd7P4<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The weather remains unpredictable this spring, but despite that, I highly recommend taking lots of photographs beginning this week. Things are beginning to bud, and perhaps as early as this weekend, you’ll be taking some of the prettiest shots possible. Historical weather trends appear in the chart below. 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