A grudging month

Boston Public Garden in spring

— Photo by Rick Harris 

“Poets in other climes may  rhapsodize about the vagaries of April weather, its laughter and tears, but in New England the month has inspired few local bards to lyric praise of the region’s early  spring weather. With eastern Canada still deep in snow and the coastal waters retaining their wintry chill, northern controls can dominate the meteorological scene with snowfalls and cold lingering through the end of the month. Yet another April might produce a southerly circulation early in the month, bringing …May flowers  well ahead of schedule….”

From The Country Journal New England Weather Book (1976) by David Ludlum. New England’s climate has warmed since 1976.