Meteorologists announce: spring has arrived in Latvia like 'fresh' fish at Liepāja port — 25 days late

Finnish meteorologists have announced that spring arrived 10 days earlier than the previous record, but in Latvia we're still wondering whether this is actually spring or just winter that decided to ease up a bit. After 25 days from the meteorological start of spring, our experts finally admit — yes, this might possibly be spring.

Meanwhile, something unprecedented is happening in North America — March heat records have been broken by five degrees, which is about as shocking as if fishermen at Liepāja port actually sold freshly caught fish. Locals report: 'We already thought something wasn't right when the thermometer showed numbers usually only seen in summer.'

Ice chunks are still floating in the Gulf of Riga, reminding us how hard it is for Latvia to give up winter. Similar to our highland lakes — they continue to be stubborn and won't let spring fully take over. The ice will melt until mid-April, which means we'll still have time to freeze.

Deep winter still reigns in northern Canada, but it's already warm in the south, which proves — even Canada is smarter than us and knows how to properly distribute seasons across territory. We, on the other hand, are still trying to understand why our spring behaves like a delayed bus in Liepāja — it's on its way, but nobody knows when it will arrive.