Comments on: Signs of Winter Revisited

By: Debbie

Debbie — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:51:31 +0000

Very mild winter in both my home state of Massachusetts and here in North Carolina where I live now…

By: Peter Geiger

Peter Geiger — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:27:05 +0000

What I think I am hearing is that is has been a mild winter overall. We called for mild in most regions with the excpetion of the northern plain states. I odn’t know if it has been as wet (rain or snow) as I thought but this is an especially crazy year with the extremes over the course of a day or two. Last weekend in Maine it was 6 degrees one morning and 40 degrees the next afternoon. Yikes – that is a forecaster’s nightmare.

For Dave – the persimmon seed (sign of winter) relates more to the shape of the seeds than the number of them them. If you cut open a seed and it looks like a knife , it will be cold/ icy winter, a fork – mild and a spoon shape indicates heavy snow. It is always fun to see what each of the 20 signs “say” as we approach winter.

By: Sweetlil66

Sweetlil66 — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:53:47 +0000

Very mild here at the Ar and MO border. Your predictions are spot on as usual. Funny that the crowds roar when weather is more harsh than mild. I do trust the trees I share my spot on this earth with. They really tell the truth. The daffidols are blooming and tonite is forecast in the teens. Maybe several spring blooms this year.

By: genemajor

genemajor — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:09:29 +0000

In Ashland Va. it is finally snowing Wet big flakes not on the road but everything else is covered It has been a very mild winter so far. I would like 1 big snow just for spring planting. Keep my fingers cross

By: Diane J. Fafard (lady Di.)

Diane J. Fafard (lady Di.) — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:45:24 +0000

Very Mild winter.

By: Terisa

Terisa — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:11:35 +0000

Very Mild Winter~Wishing for Snow in NV.

By: Mary Neviska

Mary Neviska — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:45:40 +0000

I live in Ohio and every caterpillar I saw was mostly light brown.. True, it has been very mild.It seems to snow every Sat.am and then during the week it is in the 40′s and 50′s.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:45:32 +0000

Your comment about persimmon seeds piqued my interest. In 2010, we had virtually no seeds in our fruit. Hard winter. Last summer our fruit was full of seeds. So far, very mild winter. Is this characteristic of the signs of winter? I’ve never heard this before.
One sign of spring in south Georgia is when pecan trees bud, the frost is over. In thirty years, as a small grower, a pecan tree hasn’t lied to me yet.

By: mel miron

mel miron — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:17:27 +0000

I live in the southern part of upper MI and this winter has been very mild and with little snow. We’ve gotten so little snow that I have not had to take out my snowblower yet this season. We will have a few days near 40 degrees and then a few days in the normal range of lower 20s. It was warm enough this past week to dry my laundry on the outside clotheslines, something I’ve never been able to do in February.