Today marks the first day of meteorological spring, though the spring equinox does not occur on March 20. On the other hand Daylight Savings Time begins on Sunday, March 8.

The old saying  goes March comes in like a  lion and goes out like a lamb. Around these parts, March weather can be extreme. March  1907 was one for the records. It started with heavy rains and then by March 22 forty inches of snow blanketed Susanville. The total precipitation that month was thirteen inches.

On March 24, 1924 a snowstorm dumped 18 inches of snow in Susanville and a similar amount in Westwood. What made this event remarkable, was it was the only storm for the winter of 1923-24, one of the driest since Anglo settlement. The parched earth created the perfect setting that summer as forest fires ravaged California like never before.

Tim

P.S. The search still on for my relocation. Please spread the word.