Our weather this week continued as an early spring pattern bringing us Mildly Wet conditions with 1.33" precipitation falling over 4 days as rain. This week daily temperatures started way above seasonal average, with highs getting into the  mid 70's(F) and 60's (F) on Monday and Tuesday and then dropping to more seasonal average highs in the 40's (F) during the rest of the week. Friday we had sustained high winds all day that were strong enough to blow down some sizable branches and cause power outages. Fewer birds are visiting the bird-feeder daily and the first robins of the season have showed up in the neighborhood. The wet conditions of this month have resulted in muddy local farm fields with a lot of standing water in low areas. The local Kalamazoo river and millrace have been running higher than usual resulting in flooding and closure of the local river walkway.