Axios

As the saying goes, April showers bring May flowers. But not this year.

• Instead, an unseasonably warm, dry February is bringing March flowers.

Why it matters: Allergy season is arriving earlier and lasting longer in Colorado Springs — meaning more weeks of sneezing, congestion and doctors visits for residents.

Driving the news: This year's unseasonably warm winter prompted trees, shrubs and flowers in the Springs to start blooming in late February.