I can remember when a high temperature in coastal Maine would be in the low ninties F, in August,
Today, when historically the temperature would be in the low 80s F (c. 26 C.) the temps were in the high 90s F with a ?real" temp in the hundreds.
The lavender Azaleas have hit their peak, survived buckets and barrels of rain, and are a downward slide. The pinks are budded and starting to fully bloom.
We have Forsythia blooming, and the first batch of AzaleasAzaeleas hit their peak, despite the rain. I've seen my first Ruby-throated hummingbird of the year.
There are Crocuses and Snowdrops, but there was also snow. The forecast called for snow followed by rain, with less than an inch of accumulation. Instead, we got about three inches of snow, clinging to leaf and limb, and no rain,
Rain overnight and very early this morning, then fog all day.
