As the saying goes "the first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another."

Canadians from coast to coast have been waiting patiently to put away their parkas and put on their spring jackets, but weather forecasters say that may not be for a while.

The official change of season to spring will be at 7:02 ET Wednesday. However, there will be no winners or losers in the weather game of chance as all Canadians will face equally miserable weather.

According to David Phillips, a climatologist with Environment Canada, spring has not sprung anywhere across the nation.

"If we sent out search parties for spring, we would not find hide nor hair of it," Phillips said. "Everyone is in misery, and everyone has a cross to bear."

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