Category — Weather
Weather-ology: The Winter Wolf
To the ancient Romans, winter was a real beast! Learn more!
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Be Prepared: Winter Power Loss
In the wintertime, power outages can be more than an inconvenience. Don’t be caught off guard!
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Where is Winter?
Spring is a little over a month away and, for some, winter still hasn’t arrived. What gives?
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The Great Blizzard of 1899: Deep South, Deep Freeze
Snowball fights in Tallahassee? This week marks the anniversary of one of the coldest weeks in U.S. history.
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Six More Weeks?
Weather-ology: The Children of Wind and Rain
Maori legends say snow was born from the marriage of the rain and the wind. Learn more!
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Quiz: How Much Do You Know … About Snow?
Test your knowledge with our winter weather quiz!
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The Children’s Blizzard
More than 120 years ago this week, an unexpected blizzard swept across the prairies and claimed 235 lives, most of them children. Learn more.
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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.