Are you feeling the chill more than usual this spring? That might be because Melbourne is shivering through the coldest start to spring in more than a decade.

Bureau of Meteorology records reveal the average maximum temperature for the first 13 days of spring in the city this year is a scant 16.1 degrees.

Another icy winter blast at Falls Creek on Thursday, in the midst of spring. Credit:Chris Hocking

The last time the average dipped below that in the first two weeks of September, was in 2004.

"We've certainly had a few instances of low snowfalls," Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Stuart Coombs said.