Category — Farmers' Almanac Blog

Our Southeastern Bureau checks in with this brief clip of the snowfall in Savannah, Georgia. For the record, 1 year ago in Savannah, it was 62 degrees: http://www.farmersalmanac.com/weather/time_machine/2009/02/12/31404

The snow is falling and falling. The Northeast is getting yet another blizzard and the Great Lakes Region is also seeing white.
Here’s what people are saying:
“Congratulations! You nailed the December winter storm for the Great Lakes Region and February 8 was your target for the current one. It came on the 5th and [...]

The blizzard conditions that belted the Middle Atlantic states this past weekend, bringing things to a standstill from Virginia to Philadelphia was not a surprise to those of us working at the Farmers’ Almanac.  Our long range prognosticator, Caleb Weatherbee rarely predicts such an extreme event as a 1 to 2-foot blizzard in his long-range [...]

Is it Christmas?  Is there a holiday I don’t know about? There is excitement in the air. Everyone’s talking about it. The kids on the school bus, the waitresses at the pizza place, the teachers and of course, the media.
I bet if I went to the grocery store right now there would be quite a [...]

Each year the Farmers’ Almanac offers its long-range outlook for the weather ahead. Each year, especially in the winter, rumors seem to start about the Farmers’ Almanac predicting a huge blizzard or a 30-inch storm.
This year we did call for a major snow event – “blizzard” – in mid-Febuary. Well if you have been tuned [...]

Today is Groundhog Day. Here at the Farmers’ Almanac we love a little friendly (furry) competition when it comes to predicting the weather. This year, Phil – the most famous furry prognosticator- is agreeing with the Almanac’s outlook of 6 more weeks of winter.
The Farmers’ Almanac, which made its long-range outlook for this winter over [...]

The saying is that “records are made to be broken,” but this record was quite literally blown away. Citizens of New Hampshire have enjoyed 2 claims to fame. In the granite state, the glaciers created an image of an old man on Cannon Mountain. When viewed in a certain direction, the 40′ (12m) x 25′ [...]

Next week, we will be glued to our televisions to find out if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow or not. While we all have heard of a groundhog forecasting the weather, there are also other animals that may have this ability too. Last week I heard from someone who knows about the upcoming weather based [...]

While I sit here in NJ complaining about “boring weather,” I’m sure people on the West Coast are hoping for some “boring conditions.”