From blizzards to flooding, Canadians left wondering what happened to spring
MONTREAL — As Canadians grapple with wild weather ranging from snowstorms on the Prairies to heavy rain and flooding in the East, many are wondering if the days of T-shirts and mild spring temperatures will ever arrive.
And the perception of a tardy spring is more than just vitamin-D-deprived grumbling, according to a senior climatologist from Environment Canada.
“Everyone’s asking me, ‘Where’s spring?’ ” David Phillips said in an interview. “We’re sending out a search party.”
Phillips says the “consistently lousy” and “relentless” cold and rainy weather across much of the country can be blamed on the long winter, which caused higher-than-normal snowfalls, frozen ground and cold temperatures that refuse to let go.