Category — Weather
20 Years Later: The Flood of ’93
Twenty years ago, America’s Midwest was under water. Farmers’ Almanac looks back at this devastating flood.
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Memorial Day Forecast: Sunny or Soggy?
Find out what we’re predicting for your area this Memorial Day weekend!
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Well, Blow Me Down! Inside a Derecho
Derechos don’t happen as often as tornadoes, but when they do, they can be every bit as destructive. Learn more!
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Get Our Summer Forecast!
Will this summer be a scorcher? Find out what we’re predicting for the upcoming summer!
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Weather-ology: Mother Earth
Mother Earth is a common figure in the mythology of many ancient cultures. The Greeks called her Gaia. Learn more!
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Learn to Read the Sky!
Do you know the difference between a cirrostratus and a cumulonimbus cloud? Learn to use cloud shapes to predict the weather!
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This Spring: Will Tornadoes Torment?
Find out whether or not the Farmers’ Almanac is predicting a bad season for tornadoes!
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Spring 1913: Ohio Under Water
The spring of 1913 was not a good one for residents of the Midwest, to put it mildly.
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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.
