Category — Weather
What’s in Store for Spring?
Will Mother Nature be cruel or kind? Find out what the coming spring will bring!
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Weather-ology: The Demon Wind
The Japanese once believed the wind was controlled by a monster named Fujin. Learn more!
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35 Years Later: The Blizzard of ’78
In 1978, one of the worst blizzards in recent memory crippled the Atlantic seaboard. Read more!
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An Amazing Tale of Survival!
Punishing cold literally froze his hands to the bone, but Howard Blackburn lived to tell the tale!
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Now That’s Cold! Record-Breaking Lows
You think this winter has been cold? Check out these record-breaking temperatures!
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Will Phil See His Shadow?
Will there be six more weeks of winter? Forget the groundhog; find out what the Farmers’ Almanac forecast says!
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Walking (Safely) In a Winter Wonderland
The weather outside is frightful, but there’s no need to be afraid when you practice these common sense strategies for a safe, healthy winter!
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Shovel Safely!
No one likes shoveling snow, but you can make the task a lot less unpleasant by learning the proper technique!
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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.
