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In mid-April, Sophia Courtney-Jones is a spot of bright energy as she runs beside the pond at Portland’s Deering Oaks in a light rain. Buy this Photo
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Of course, in Maine, there are snow showers in April. Two geese blend into snow falling on a field in Springvale on April 16. Buy this Photo
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Raindrops collect on budding pussy willows at Kettle Cove State Park in Cape Elizabeth. Buy this Photo
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A pedestrian shields herself from heavy rain on Congress Street in Portland at the end of March. Buy this Photo
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Light hits a cherry blossom tree seen through a window in Portland on April 26. Buy this Photo
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Trees blossom along Congress Street in Portland. Buy this Photo
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The U.S. Drought Monitor, updated weekly, showed southern and western Maine with abnormally dry conditions as April ended. On a rainy Wednesday, pedestrians cross Middle Street as dusk falls in Portland. Buy this Photo
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Magnolias are early blooming spring trees. A white waterlily magnolia blossom. Buy this Photo
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Daffodils sway in the breeze on West Street in Portland’s West End at sunset, near the end of April. Buy this Photo
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Kites flying at Bug Light Park in South Portland are a sure sign of spring. The National Weather Service in Gray says spring is our windiest time of the year. Justin Gross of Portland flies a kite in strong, gusty winds on April 20. Buy this Photo
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A man walks below budding trees on the Western Promenade at sunset. Buy this Photo
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Shielded from the rain by a colorful umbrella, a woman walks into the One City Center parking garage on the last day of April. Buy this Photo
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At the end of March, a man stands in a bus shelter on Congress Street in Portland as a cold, heavy rain falls. Buy this Photo
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The showers are of pink flowering almond tree blossoms in South Portland on April 29. Buy this Photo
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Pedestrians walk underneath a cherry blossom tree on Munjoy Hill in Portland. Buy this Photo
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Volunteer Sara Salisbury plants flowers in the garden at Blue Point Congregational Church in Scarborough on April 19. The flowers were a gift to the church during the Easter season, in memory and in honor of loved ones. Tulips bloom in the foreground. Buy this Photo
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A cherry tree is in full bloom on Neal Street in Portland’s West End. Buy this Photo
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Last year’s May weather may not predict the weather this year. But in 2020, the month of May was like a wild rollercoaster ride. There was a heavy snowstorm early in the month in the north and temperatures were below average throughout the state for the first few weeks. But by the end of the month, a warm spell caused temperatures as high as 94 degrees. Buy this Photo
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