It may have been wet this spring - it was warm.
Forecasters say average temperatures were 1.5 and 2 degrees higher than the seasonal average measured between 1961 and 1990.
Local records were also broken, with highs reaching 23.4 in Basel in March.
With the heat – there was also record rainfall, which was much needed after a dry winter.
Central and Eastern areas of the country were the wettest.
Forecasters say it’s too early to predict what sort of summer we will have.
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Gynaecologist convicted of sex offence
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