FARGO — Seasons do not really have a start and end time. Weather is never so neat. That being said, today, March 1, is the first day of climatological spring — the three-month period we use to compare one spring's statistics against another.
Other than for statistical purposes, the concept of a "first day of spring" has never made much sense, and today is much more like winter than spring.
In our climate, it could even be argued that in many years, most of March and sometimes some of April is still full on winter.
Even as the winter snow melts, the ground remains frozen usually for another two to four weeks. During this period, there are no blooms and no greening of grass.
The time after the winter snow has melted but before spring green up has begun, a period in which there is often another snowfall or two, could easily qualify as a fifth season in our climate. It could be called "Late-Winter, Early Spring."
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