Spring arrives Wednesday after what's being described as a fairly unremarkable winter for Windsor-Essex.
Environment Canada Senior Climatologist David Phillips says, except for a few frigid days under the Polar Vortex, there was nothing out of the ordinary.
"When you crunch all of the numbers, it really is telling me that it wasn't far from normal and the amount of snow was probably, in the end, fairly close to normal," says Phillips. So as I say it was something that wouldn't be, didn't stand out for me statistically."
He told AM800's The Afternoon News that spring will come on gradually across this area.
"Three days of warmish, kind of spring like weather and then a little bit of a setback for one day or two days of cooler," says Phillips. "Then as we go along in March and April, those warm days get more frequent and more together in a string, and those winter surprises tend to be few and far between."
He says this spring will also have more of a "summer tinge" to it.
"Our models showing for late March, April, May we show it to be warmer than normal. Not every day, I mean we can't bank on that but it certainly not a rush to spring but be a little bit more patient and it'll unfold like it always should," says Phillips.
He's also reminding everyone not to pack away the winter gear just yet as Windsor-Essex typically receives 11% of its snowfall after the start of spring.