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There’s hope if you’ve been hassling with tree pollen, but clouds on the horizon if grass is your seasonal allergy foe.

That’s the latest from Becky Collie at Allergy Partners of Richmond, practice ambassador and pollen observer since 1988.

“Two almost identical peak days on March 31 and April 14 is interesting,” Collie wrote. “I’m not sure if there will be another surge if the weather gets warmer.”

To be exact, Collie counted 2,920 grains per cubic meter in the sample measured at the campus of Henrico Doctors’ Hospital on March 31. April 14 won by a nose at 2,925. Both days were primarily driven by oak, but pine, birch, sweet gum, hickory and elm have also been active in the past week.

Between those two spikes, four other days so far this season have ended up in the “very high” category, which has a threshold of 1,500. Cooler, wetter days lead to fluctuations.

The count on the peak date can vary significantly from year to year, but usually winds up between 2,000 and 4,000. It has gradually been trending higher and earlier since the 1980s.