My hayfever wound into gear about three weeks ago, the birds outside are nesting and my domestic birds are courting. One has already laid. The fog has come down low which I have always used as a marker for Spring so it’s well and truly started here.

spring is here in West Otago

Old saying ” spring is sprung when the willows begun”
which they have. Thats not to say that we wont get another cold snap sometime

I wouldn’t call the August here springlike yet. It has been considerably warmer than average, mainly courtesy of exceptionally mild nights (aided by cloudiness). At Kelburn, no night so far has dropped below 5.8C – in August 1987 the month’s low was 4.5C (the “highest low” on record for an August), so perhaps a record may be surpassed for that statistic. Against that, sunshine has been 40% below average to the 18th (though today is brilliant, and the remainder of the month should improve that figure somewhat). A springlike month here would typically be windier and much sunnier.

I have noticed the lawns that we mow are getting a bit of growth, the temp is a lot warmer than last year at the same time. and a few buds are shooting.

The first 10 days of this month were certainly settled and sunny but been plenty of cloud out of that period,Auckland.

Don’t know what we’re in, just totally unseasonable. No Cumulus streets yet. 2009 was similar and mid-August winter returned with one hell of a vengeance, major southerlies with snow to the hills, and freezing cold wind & rain for weeks. I don’t trust the weather yet in case it reverses again, but have given Spring a vote as everything is in tender growth. Very dangerous to plants, as they haven’t had a winter to harden up and a cold snap will easily kill them. Heh can bowl us too! 🙂

I don’t get the response choices. What is the difference between “spring?” and “business as usual”?