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When Is Labor Day 2018 And What’s The Weekend Forecast?
Labor Day already? It’s hard to believe! Will your holiday weekend weather be wet or wonderful? See what we’re predicting for the U.S. and Canada!
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The Bacon Boom: Why Bacon Is Sizzling In Popularity
Who doesn’t love a BLT? Read how bacon has achieved super-star status in the food world and check out this mouthwatering recipe!
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Work Rules of 1852
How times have changed! Check out these employee regulations from 1852.
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20 Signs of a Hard Winter
Before there were weather apps for your smartphone, people looked to the signs from nature to prepare for what’s to come. What are you seeing in your back yard?
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How Did Labor Day Become A Holiday?
The first Monday in September may be a time for cookouts and parades, but this holiday celebrates the social and economic achievements of American workers. Learn how and why it came to be.
Learn more about Labor Day »Weather History for the United States
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Gardening by the Moon
Cut winter wood, do clearing and plowing, but no planting.
Current Moon Phase
Long Range Weather Forecast
August 20th - August 23rd
- Northeast & New England
Showers for New England, then fair, pleasant.
- Great Lakes, Ohio Valley & Midwest
Showery for Ohio Valley, points east, then fair, pleasant.
- Southeast U.S.
Thunderstorms an ongoing threat; storms for Mid-Atlantic States and then clearing.
- North Central U.S.
More hot weather; scattered showers, thunderstorms spread east; thundery conditions, especially for Kansas.
- South Central U.S.
Hot weather with showers, thunderstorms spreading into the Rockies; thunderstorms also for Arkansas/Louisiana. Hurricane threat for Texas Gulf Coast.
- Northwest U.S.
Warm to hot with a scattering of showers.
- Southwest U.S.
Hot spell is broken in some areas by widely scattered showers, gusty thunderstorms.
- Newfoundland, Labrador
The spell of fair/dry weather continues.
- Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec
Showers, then fair and pleasant.
- Ontario
A shower, then it turns fair and pleasant.
- Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan
More hot weather with scattered showers and thunderstorms spreading into Alberta from the west.
- British Columbia
Warm to hot with a scattering of showers.
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 1919, 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.
