Sheilagh’s Brush usually comes around this time of year, but the weather after St. Patrick’s Day was more of a harbinger of spring.

Areas on the island not only set temperature records, but the old standards were smashed.

David Neil, a meteorologist with the Gander Weather Office, says temperatures rose sharply, and then dropped quickly.

Gander’s old record of 8.9 was shattered by yesterday’s temperature of 15.9; Winterland got up to a little of 15 degrees, well above the existing record of 8 degrees.

St. John’s hit 15 degrees but that was just shy of a record.