Spring Officially Arrived Shortly After Midnight

Spring officially arrived 1:14 A.M. EDT this morning, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac.

It was 70 degrees in McLean about 9:30 Monday night.

Here's what the Old Farmer's Almanac  says this about the importance of spring.

• At the start of spring—the vernal equinox—day and night are each approximately 12 hours long (with the actual time of equal day and night, in the Northern Hemisphere, occurring a few days before the vernal equinox). The Sun crosses the celestial equator going northward; it rises exactly due east and sets exactly due west.
• At the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, the Sun reaches its most northern point in the sky at local noon. After this date, the days start getting shorter.

Now go smell the forsythia and romp among the daffodils!!