The mercury flirted with historic highs for the province Sunday but ultimately failed to break records. Instead, Winnipeggers had to settle for temperatures that were nearly twice the seasonal high for March 15.

On Saturday, Winnipeg broke the record high for March 14, reaching 13 C in the afternoon. And on Sunday, Winnipeg saw highs of 14 C, coming up decimals short of the historic high of 14.4 C in 2012.

Out and about

All that warm weather drew people out of their homes to enjoy the spring-like temperatures.

On Sunday Winnipeg reached 14 C, narrowly missing the 2012 all-time high for March 15 of 14.4 C. (Darren Bernhardt/CBC) “This is our first day out, getting our Vitamin D,” said Jenn Sorby.

Sorby was at a Winnipeg park with her husband and two daughters soaking up the sunny weather.

“We haven’t really been outside for two months, so it’s kind of refreshing,” said Sorby.

The Sorby’s weren’t the only people taking advantage of the balmy weather.

Hannah McLain took her dogs out for the day.

“It’s great for the dogs,” said McLain. “They play and love it.”

Slush Cup

At Stony Mountain Ski Area, dozens of skiers and snowboarders took part in the annual Slush Cup.

“Everyone comes out and enjoys the last day where you can enjoy skiing and have some fun,” said Robert Page, a patrol at the ski hill.

The event saw boarders and skiers skim and splash across the surface of a slushy pool at the bottom of Stony Mountain’s bunny run.

Hit the links

Winnipeg's Shooters Family Golf Centre on Main Street officially opened for business over the weekend.

Owner Guido Cerasani said business is off to an early start.

"We typically shoot for the first week of April for the driving range and the second week of April for the golf course," he said.

Over the last few weeks, a number of calls have come in from people wondering when the golf course would be open again.

2 words: Ice cream

Dozens of Winnipeggers stand in line at the Bridge Drive Inn Sunday. (Janet Stewart/CBC) Many took the opportunity Sunday to hit up Winnipeg’s popular Bridge Drive Inn (BDI) ice cream shop, too.

“When can you say in the middle of March that you’re able to go have ice cream at the BDI?” asked Shelby Breckelmans. “That's why we’re here.”

Mary-anne Tymm shared Breckelmans' opinion.

“After all of winter being indoors and it was so cold, this is great,” said Maryanne.

Weather this week

Winds are expected to lighten up into the evening Sunday as cloud settles over the city. The low is expected to drop to –3 C overnight.

The high on Monday is expected to reach 3 C and on Tuesday, that high should climb to 4 C. Later in the week, temperatures are expected to drop; by Friday, the expected low is back to –11 C.