Farmers' Almanac
Weather
Balancing the Books?
This year’s wet, chilly conditions provide a stark contrast to last summer’s hot, dry streak. Many of you are wondering if we predicted this, and if so, what we’re forecasting for the rest of the season.
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A Close Brush (Maybe Too Close) With a Lightning Bolt
Farmers’ Almanac’s crack staff captured this video this afternoon in the southeastern U.S.
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Weather-ology: Brains in the Sky?
The ancient Norse believed we lived beneath a giant’s skull. Learn more!
Read More »Summer Will Sizzle, Predicts Farmers’ Almanac®
After the past year’s exceptionally hot, dry summer and lackluster winter across most of the United States and Canada, the Farmers’ Almanac has revealed predictions for another extreme summer.
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A Month Ago Today
Can you believe that it has been a month since Christmas?!
Read More »Winter Officially Arrives this Week. Farmers’ Almanac Predicts “Clime and Punshment”
Winter is almost here, and the Farmers’ Almanac is warning readers to hold on for what promises to be a wild ride.
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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.
