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PRINTMother Nature’s Split Personality!
The 2008 Farmers’ Almanac is calling for a Two-Faced Winter! In fact, we believe that this winter, Mother Nature may in fact reveal her split-personality! But what does this mean?
Well in the East and Great Lakes– be ready for lots of snow, and cold weather (including frosts into Florida) but for the West — not too bad, a bit mild especially after last year’s winter.
White Christmas in the East? Looks like a good possibility. How about skiing? New England, Mid-Atlantic States, and the Rockies look like they’ll have a good season.
If you like snow, stay to the East and if you don’t, go west!
The 2008 Farmers’ Almanac contains 16 months of weather forecasts. Pick up a copy today at your local stores or order a copy here.
Forecasting the weather is always a challenge. In fact, I believe it’s on of the ways that Nature reminds us that we can’t control everything. However, the Farmers’ Almanac has been predicting the weather for nearly 200 years. We take great pride in offering readers an outlook for the year ahead.
So if you live in the East you may want to stock up on snow shovels and wool sweaters, while in the West, you may be in for a less severe winter. Stay tuned…
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Farmers' Almanac Long Range Weather
February 8th - February 11th
- Northeast U.S.
Wet snow mixed with rain Mid-Atlantic north through New England; slushy accumulations of 4+" possible.
- Midwest/Great Lakes U.S.
Accumulating snows Kentucky, Ohio, then clearing. Fair elsewhere.
- Southeast U.S.
Wet snow Tennessee, western North Carolina; wintry mix northern Mississippi, Alabama. Elsewhere, rain, then clearing.
- North Central U.S.
Drier, much colder.
- South Central U.S.
Snow parts of Arkansas, then clearing, cold. Clear, much colder elsewhere.
- Northwest U.S.
Drier, but colder.
- Southwest U.S.
Drier, but noticeably colder.
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If you notice a hole in the upper left-hand corner of your Farmers' Almanac, don't return it to the store! That hole isn't a defect; it's a part of history. Starting with the first edition of the Farmers' Almanac in 1818, readers used to nail holes into the corners to hang it up in their homes, barns, and outhouses (to provide both reading material and toilet paper). In 1910, the Almanac's publishers began pre-drilling holes in the corners to make it even easier for readers to keep all of that invaluable information (and paper) handy.