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Learn more about strawberries for health »Weather History for the United States
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Gardening by the Moon
Seeds planted now will do poorly and yield little.
Current Moon Phase
Long Range Weather Forecast
May 16th - May 19th
- Northeast & New England
Skies gradually clear; milder temperatures. Favorable weather for Preakness Stakes at Pimlico.
- Great Lakes, Ohio Valley & Midwest
A very active storm system near Great Lakes breeds widespread and possibly severe thunderstorm activity south to Kentucky.
- Southeast U.S.
Thunderstorm activity from Tennessee to Gulf Coast produces a severe weather threat. A tropical disturbance tracking from Georgia into South Carolina has the potential to for heavy rains.
- North Central U.S.
Rockies: unsettled. Central, northern Great Plains are warm, humid, stormy.
- South Central U.S.
Scattered showers, thunderstorms, muggy. A severe weather threat parts of Arkansas, Louisiana: watch for brief downpours, damaging winds, hail, even isolated tornadoes.
- Northwest U.S.
Fair, warmer.
- Southwest U.S.
Fair, warmer.
- Newfoundland, Labrador
More showers expected.
- Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec
Skies gradually clear; milder temperatures.
- Ontario
Severe weather threat: A very active storm center near the Great Lakes unfortunately breeds widespread thunderstorm activity. Some storms may be severe: watch out for brief downpours, damaging winds, hail, and even isolated tornadoes.
- Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan
Unsettled for the Rockies; the Prairies are warm, humid, and stormy.
- British Columbia
Clear and warmer weather settles in.
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.
