In a spring season marked by tornadoes and generally weird weather across the United States, Western Pennsylvania hasn’t gotten away unscathed.

Tuesday, May 2, saw record-low temperatures for that date across the region, with the National Weather Service registering a high of 44 degrees Fahrenheit at Pittsburgh Airport. This breaks the previous record low of 47 degrees, which was recorded back in 1897.

According to Weather Underground, temperatures in Butler were even colder, reaching a high of 43 degrees.

Remarkably for this time of year, some parts of Butler County — particularly in the north — experienced a bit of snowfall, although no more than 2 inches. The city of Butler itself received only rain.

This comes in the middle of a period during which the Pittsburgh region has hardly seen the sun at all since Thursday, April 28, with rain and cloud cover a near-constant. Fortunately, according to forecasts from the National Weather Service, the sun should finally come out by Friday.

Fortunately for local farmers and garden bugs, the cold snap and generally lousy stretch of weather should not have much impact on plants and crops.

Despite the record-breaking temperature on Tuesday, 43 degrees should still not be enough to cause problems for most plants, if adequate measures are taken, according to Penn State Extension Butler County horticulture expert Glen Bupp.

These measures generally include covering plants with sheets or blankets to trap warmer air, or surrounding plants with mulch.

“You don’t really see problems until it gets below freezing,” said Bupp.