October Snow: Trick or Treat?

by Sandi Duncan | Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 | From: Farmers' Almanac Blog

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I like snow–But in October?

Just three days ago, we were carving pumpkins for Halloween. Yesterday, my daughter made a snowman on our deck! Yes, Virginia it snowed in NJ on October 28, 2008. We got about 4.5 inches of snow in our backyard –and my sister who lives about 20 minutes away got almost a foot.

It was wet, it was heavy and caused a lot of damage to the poor trees and power lines. And today with temperatures not predicted to go over 45, it’s going to stay around for a little. Looks like the Farmers’ Almanac “chilling Halloween forecast” is right on the mark.

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Might have to change our Halloween costumes from Olympic swimmer to Olympic skier.

Any snow in your backyard? Tell us about it.

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Sandi Duncan is the Managing Editor of the Farmers' Almanac. Click here to read Sandi's full biography.

2 comments

1 sduncan { 10.30.08 at 10:21 am }: I bet you’ll get some soon. Hang on and think snow.
2 Angela { 10.29.08 at 9:19 pm }: Hi. I live in Central Indiana, and we only got a few flurries on Monday and Tuesday of this week. I wish we could have gotten a dusting atleast.

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Farmers' Almanac Long Range Weather

February 8th - February 11th

United States

Canada

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.