it was cyclothymic. we've had a early and warm spring that is about to break out into full summer today, in the second week of april.
november was actually pretty warm. there were 0 subzero days here in november, and 22 days with above normal highs. there were some cold mornings, but it was pretty warm, overall.
december was colder than average, but it was also split in half. a cold front came in over the last few days of november, but then there was a warm front for the last two weeks. the last four days and the first 16 days of december were below average, for an almost three week cold snap, but then there were 13 days in a row above normal, then two more below it. overall, that's 13 days above normal, all in a row, and 18 days below normal.
january was also colder than average and also had 13 days above average, mostly consecutive, and 18 days below average. there were some very cold overnights, as a result of the solar activity breaking up the polar vortex.
but, february and march were actually warmer than average.
february had 15 days above average and 13 days below average. march had 19 days above average, including 7 above 20, which canadians consider to be summer, and only 12 below average.
so far, we've had 6 above average days, including 3 above 20, and 6 below average days in april, but the forecast has a solid 7 days of 20+ degree weather, so april is looking to come out as warmer than average as well.
you will note that the weather network's forecast was wrong, but they always seem to forecast that it's going to be cold. i don't think it's a serious forecast anymore, but is being manipulated for clicks and ratings.
but i'm not quite sure what the media is talking about when it complains about a cold spring that won't warm up. it's been above average here, which can sometimes be misleading, but we've also had several summer days here in february and march, which is not even spring, it's winter. it's legitimately been a warm spring in southern ontario, and it's tripping over into summer very early.