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PRINTGroundhog Day
If you are in the weather business, nothing is bigger than Groundhog Day. Each February it is a little brighter and there is an inkling that the end (of winter) is in sight. Or, is it? We turn to the groundhog to tell us if there will be 6 more weeks of winter. The little guy is pulled from his warm comfortable hole and exposed to thousands of well wishers. If he sees his shadow, he heads back into the hole and it is 6 more weeks of winter. If he doesn’t see a shadow, it will be an early Spring.
So, when you get up tomorrow, think groundhog. In anticipation of this day, go to our home page and watch the Farmers’ Almanac Television version of Punxsutawney Phil and his day. Enjoy!
Peter Geiger is the Editor of the Farmers' Almanac. Read his full biography here.Free Weekly eNewsletter
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.
• View entire Long Range Weather Forecast »
• Farmers' Almanac 2011-12 Winter Outlook »
• View the Almanac Daily Planner »
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.