0.86" of rain this past week. Initial spring growth had been stunted until the past couple days. Only the most committed of trees and plants had started to push out their spring growth, then paused due to lack of sufficient moisture for the preceding 4 weeks. After the moisture received the past couple days, this growth has been kick-started again. Several construction sites around town have paused due to muddy conditions. Local reservoir, Tuttle Creek Reservoir, has INCREASED it's level up 1.38' in the past 24 hours due to heavier rains in the northern sections of the watershed. Despite windy conditions, local fire dangers have subsided due to total rainfall and increased humidity. Songbirds have been singing a LOT the past couple mornings as their abundant water sources have now started their breeding season and search for nest sites. Many deciduous trees are now pushing out leaf growth and even the local spruce trees are showing signs of new, bright green growth on the tips. Many local farmers, anticipating the rains, put their seed into the ground during the previous week, timing nicely with the recent rains. Spring rains have been off to a slow start this year, but finally materialized over the past 3 days, thankfully!