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[cruisemonkey]

Here in 'Dirt Town' in the middle of BF nowhere - Xinzheng, Henan - the weather changed from winter to summer almost literally overnight. It was snowing one morning, and the next afternoon it hit 24 degrees C. It's been sunny and warm ever since. Everything turned green and blossomed overnight; and, the depressing, lead-grey, constantly 'foggy' sky turned blue and sunny. 

I spent the last six years in Korea and spring there is short (but the transition from winter is gradual). I know it's not really summer here yet... and it's going to get stinkin' HOT... but, the point is the change from winter was sudden and dramatic.

Is it the same where you are? Is this usual?

[rattie]

Same here, Anhui, from frozen fingers at the keyboatd to the sudden onset of green everywhere, blossons and birdsong. I bought a new coat as my old one was starting to look tired....wore it for 2 days then it was too hot to carry let alone wear. That will teach me for waiting for the 'sales'. So it's skirts, t-shirts and blouses for me now. The locals are all still wearing coats, jackets and fleecy lined tights, it's not officialy warm enough to shed those until the May holiday 
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[Isidnar]

Summer still seems far away here in Dalian.

I only just saw the first cherry blossoms of the year.

But I'm sure it'll be humid and muggy before I know it.

[cruisemonkey]

The locals are all still wearing coats, jackets and fleecy lined tights, it's not officialy warm enough to shed those until the May holiday 
Rx

I know... it's bizarre! Yesterday afternoon I went out wearing a short sleeve shirt and light summer pants. It was sunny, about 25 degrees... and I was sweating.

The locals were all wearing zipped-up winter coats! 

[The Local Dialect]

It is supposed to be 28C in Beijing today.

Only the little old ladies are still wearing sweaters and heavy coats though. Most people seem to have moved on to more appropriate clothing. I've even seen a few skirts and shorts the past week.

[kitano]

Spring is shorter in Europe than it was when I was a kid, I guess it's due to the climate change

[BrandeX]

It was fairly standard here in GZ.

[rattie]

Hi Brandex,

From what I recall 'fairly standard' springtime in GZ means water feature walls and ceilings indoors with the sweet sound of exploding television sets and washing machines as the condensation dribbles into their guts. Geez I was unhappy there 
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[Raoul F. Duke]

Apparently this one, at least, is not climate change. It's a rare confluence of two known and natural weather cycles. It caused the absurdly mild winter in the USA this year, the deep freeze in Europe (it snowed in ROME! ), and a sudden transition from winter to spring.

[Senor Boogie Woogie]

Remember that scene in the Blues Brothers where they are in that redneck bar pretending to be the Good Ol' Boys and asking the barmaid what type of music they played?

"Two kinds, Country and Western."

Hangzhou is like that with weather. Basically cold and hot. I really and truly hate summer. I have always lived in a place that has basically the same summer weather. Like in my hometown, summer is very LONG, and extremely hot with over 100F (38C) temperatures with full on humidity.

I also have vitiligo, the same skin disorder as Michael Jackson. Vitiligo is where the skin cells quit producing melon which creates white splotches of skin. Fortunately for me, I am a very white boy, so it is not very noticable, except for the summer. I don't want to be out in the heat at all and I am very aware of it. In 2005, I sunburned my feet driving a motorbike in Laos and I still have the scar marks today.

I love to play with the Newbies "uh, spent a summer here yet?" When they say no, I break into an evil giggle, especilly the poor bastards from Canada, Europe or Minnesota.

One good thing about summer here is that the girls do show off the leg and wear Daisy Dukes. Another thing I like is that the run of the mill Chinese person do not care that much about fashion in the heat and wear what you want. Teaching corporate training in a T-shirt, shorts and flops? No problemo as long as you are clean, the clothes cleaned and pressed and the teacher is ready to work. It is freaking 40C outside, screw the tie.

Spring so far this year has been pretty decent, I have worn shorts a bit, but it is still cool in the evenings and rather nice, comfortable sleeping weather. Summer is edgeing loser and I am not loking forward to it. Not only that, I will have to buy new pants and shorts. I am not really looking forward into wearing sandals outside either. And yes, I wear them with socks. Don't like it, kiss my behind , I told you, I have the Michael Jackson disorder and I don't like burned feet!

I was about to lose it here in February and March. From Chinese New Years for 6 freaking weeks, nothing but rain, grey skies, absolutely no sun and just frigid, bone chilling cold. Now, I LIKE cold. One of my favorite types of weather is what I call "Fresh and Minty", which is bright sunshine, clear skies and between 0-5C. Feels good to me. One can warm up, but it impossible to cool down.

[Stil]

I've been in Changsha for over 8 years. Spring has always just been a rumour here. There's another interesting rumour about a 4th season called Autumn but i think that ones fake too.

[MK]

Yeah this year was indeed a fantastic example of the non-existent Chinese Spring - from freezing your ass off to sweating your ass off within two weeks.  We've had two massive summer monsoon style thunder storms in Shanghai already as the cold air and warm air fight it out. 

It's still cooling down at night, but how long will that last?

[china-matt]

Been a weird year for weather on the east coast of the US as well. It was a mild winter. We had one decent snow storm...in October. Last week was rather chilly (mostly in the 50s). Yesterday, we hit 90...and it's only April. I had to move my class last night because the school decided the 3rd floor doesn't need ventilation on a hot day. I was grateful that security found me an empty room.

[old34]

Matt, good to hear that U.S. schools can be as dysfunctional as Chinese schools.

[Escaped Lunatic]

Spring is in the air lovely Dongguan.  The thick cocoons of winter have burst open revealing the amazing shirt skirts and shorter shorts even though it's not summer yet.

I love this place.