We recently revealed our forecast for an active hurricane season. So, I have been comparing our predictions with actual events. Our first mention of any type of storm is June 4 – 7th in the Southeast. “An early tropical storm is possible in the Gulf of Mexico,” is what the Farmers’ Almanac states.
You can only imagine my delight when my good friends at the NWS passed out an advisory at 5 pm Wednesday (June 5), that Tropical Storm “Andrea” formed in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico. As Sheldon on “Big Bang Theory” would say: Bazinga!
If it remains a tropical storm, all the better. Stay tuned for more.
Peter Geiger is the Editor of the Farmers' Almanac. 
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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Thanks Kevin for the great comments! We do our best
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I have been following The Farmers’ Almanac for sometime and their Long Range forecast are pretty much spot on. I also use their “Gardening By The Moon” and my garden seems to like it too. Who needs a weatherman when you have The Farmers’ Almanac. They are a great source of information on so many different things. Thanks Farmers’ Almanac.
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