WINNIPEG — What a difference a year makes.
On March 17, 2014, Winnipeggers were shovelling snow and brushing off their windshields, but none of that is happening now.
The sudden and early start to spring has melted nearly all of the snow in the city.
By March 17 last year, 151 centimetres of snow had fallen through the winter. So far this season only 64 centimetres have hit the ground.
PHOTOS: Snow vanishes from Manitoba as temperature records fall
It’s not the first time Winnipeggers have faced wildly different weather on two subsequent March 17ths. Global News fans might remember a series of photos of Greg MacKay’s bare feet in his backyard sent in by Pam Petznik, his girlfriend.
In 2012, MacKay was enjoying the unseasonable 19.2 C weather on March 17; in 2013, his bare feet were in danger of freezing in the unseasonable -27.8 C on March 17; the copious snow buried his feet on March 17, 2014.
READ MORE: Snow buries Winnipegger’s weather photo
This year he took two photos a day early. While yesterday’s high was a chilly 3.1 C, the grass is perhaps even greener than it was on the warm spring day that started the tradition.
— With files from Lara Schroeder
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