First day of spring

• This year, the first day of spring, or the vernal equinox, arrives the earliest since the late 19th century. Space.com reports the season has not come this early since 1896.
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• Spring arrived in the Olympics today with a soft dusting of snow in the high country at Olympic National Park. A nice howler of a low pressure system arrived along with the new season, giving the landscape a good blast of wind, rain and snow.
(Seattle Times)
• In the Northern Hemisphere winter officially ended at 1:14 a.m. ET on Tuesday, March 20, 2012—the vernal equinox, or spring equinox—making today the first day of spring. (See spring equinox pictures.
(National Geographic)
• It may be the first day of spring, but its feeling more like one of the waning days of summer.
(Baltimore Sun)
• The first day of spring is traditionally a time to begin new outdoor projects, so its a happy coincidence that the Commerce Department announced February housing start data on the same day as the vernal equinox.
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• myFOXDetroit.com - Cool off on this unseasonably warm first day of spring with a free ice cream cone, thanks to your local Michigan Dairy Queen owner.
(MyFox Detroit)
• After what felt like a very short winter, the first day of spring arrived today.  In Lynchburg, the day was partly sunny with rain later in the day.
(Examiner)
• A reminder to all those buried in their cubicles - today marks the first day of spring! Quite frankly, we cant imagine where else youd want to be but right here in the city.
(Huffington Post)
• The first day of spring is a fresh start. For many in Kern County, it  means sneezing and itchy eyes.  Health Experts says dirty air only adds to the problem.Allergy season may mean heading to a pharmacy.
(msnbc.com)