March 31 - April 6, 2025: a total of 0.43" rain during the past week---0.41" measured on March 31 and April 1. Cool to cold, below normal temperatures this past week...overcast, breezy to windy, and overnight temp.s in the upper 20's to lower 30's. Warming to above normal daytime and nighttime temps. beginning April 5th. Trees, shrubs, garden plants, and grass are leafing out, flowering and growing rapidly. Crocus have gone by. Forsythia is still in full bloom. Crown royal fritillaria have bud stalks but are not flowering yet. Earliest blooming fruit trees, like apricot, may not have many fruit this summer because their early blossoms have been frozen. Birds are returning. The neighborhood is alive with bird song at dawn. Frog song has been heard some nights, and formations of geese can be heard flying overhead against the starry night sky. Snow on the lower foothills has melted but the ridgelines and higher elevation peaks are still white. Discharge in the Boise River remains high as upper Boise River basin reservoirs are releasing storage to make room for spring snowmelt. Beginning April 1, 2025, the Boise irrigation project will activate 460 canals and laterals in Ada and Canyon counties, but delivery will be available no earlier than April 10 to allow water to fill the system.