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2009 Farmers’ Almanac – 4 Days and Counting

by Peter Geiger | Thursday, August 21st, 2008 | From: Farmers' Almanac Blog

A great deal of work goes on behind the scenes to pull together an edition of the Farmers’ Almanac. It is a mini-Olympics. For 9 months we work hard pulling together an array of material that address the overall theme of the Almanac – sustainable living. We have always been about being good to the earth and doing things in a way that allows us to live happy, frugal lives. We protect the formula that Caleb uses to calculate weather predictions two years in advance. It all comes down to the release of the newest edition.

One reader in Alberta comments, “I continue to go on your Internet site and check every thing out. I like your weather a lot. I find it is about 80-90 % right for each month. I have seen you guys forecast events in a month and sometimes they happen a few days off from what you predicted, (mother nature throws you off some times), but you still have very good weather. I can’t wait to see the winter 08-09 forecast next week, I hope it is good for Alberta.”

Like the Olympics, all of the hard work has led to the moment the Farmers’ Almanac lands in stores and the media talks about us. Expect to see coverage of our upcoming winter forecast in the papers, radio, TV and online starting Monday, August 25th. Sandi and I have met with the Associated Press and our website will be peppered with new material as well. For the next few months, we will be doing interviews throughout the US and Canada.

Be sure to get your copy of the 2009 Farmers’ Almanac and let me know what you like and how we can help you. If I am on a radio show in your community, call in and say hello. The fun begins next week and I hope our winter weather helps prepare you for what is coming your way.

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7 comments

1 Farmers' Almanac Staff { 08.11.09 at 11:27 pm }

Hi Judy,

Here’s a link to our Long-Range Weather page:

http://www.farmersalmanac.com/weather/long-range-weather-forecast

2 Judy { 08.11.09 at 11:20 pm }

My daughter is getting married August 15 ,2009 .I would like to know what the weather is going to be like. If we have rain around what time will it start and stop ? Thanks

3 michele { 09.05.08 at 1:53 pm }

my daughter is getting married oct 10,2009, do you know what the weather will be like

4 kristi { 08.25.08 at 3:13 pm }

what are nature’s signs of a harsh winter. isn’t there something about the wooly catapillar and acorns on the ground, etc??

5 Wanda { 08.25.08 at 1:04 pm }

What does Mitchell, South dakota going to have for the winter?? I heard it is going to be CATASTROPHIC COLD winter????

6 Vanessa { 08.24.08 at 12:47 am }

I heard on the CBS evening news they said the Farmers ALmanac was predicting a catastrophic cold winter for 2/3 of the country. is this true? Thanks.

7 nicky { 08.23.08 at 11:52 am }

What can I expect this winter in Southeast New York ?

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.

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