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The month of November is very much known as a transition month, as fall blends into winter. Leaves have left the trees and nature prepares for cold. Did our ancestors watch for signs this month?
Read MoreBefore there were weather apps for your smartphone, Doppler radar, or the National Weather Service, our ancestors were busy observing their natural surroundings and noticed that animal behavior, clouds, and other elements of nature gave clues about the weather to come.
The result: weather folklore — sayings, rhymes and anecdotes that were passed down from generation to generation. Weather lore is one of our favorite subjects here at Farmers’ Almanac, and It’s been a reader favorite since our very first edition in 1818.
Below is a collection from our archives.
The month of November is very much known as a transition month, as fall blends into winter. Leaves have left the trees and nature prepares for cold. Did our ancestors watch for signs this month?
Read MoreBefore Doppler radar and other high-tech gizmos, people relied on indicators from the natural world to predict the weather. See the list!
Read MoreEvery generation has its own method for predicting the weather. What did they do before Doppler radar? See what we said in the 1837 Almanac.
Read MoreWhen the city of San Diego hired Charles Hatfield to fix the devastating drought of 1915, they got more than they bargained for.
Read MoreThe woolly bear caterpillar has long been associated with winter weather folklore. But why? And what does he turn into come spring? Find out!
Read MoreHurricane season begins June 1st! What signs from nature did our ancestors watch to warn against weather's fiercest storm? Check out the list and watch the cows and alligators.
Read MoreDoes the old saying, "lightning never strikes twice in the same place" hold true? Find out what Mother Nature has to say about it!
Read MoreWhen you’re feeling extremely happy or blissful, you might feel you’re “on cloud nine.” But what on earth does being happy have to do with clouds? And why cloud nine? Find out!
Read MoreWhat's the meaning behind the “When it rains, it pours" slogan? And why does salt cake together on muggy or rainy days in the first place? Find out.
Read MoreWhile most of us are familiar with "April showers bring May flowers," there are many other weather folklore sayings associated with the spring season, which is notorious for wild, crazy weather. Which of these have you heard?
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