Cold, snowy winter on tap for most of the country, says 222-year-old Old Farmer’s Almanac

The Washington Post ^ | Tuesday, September 10 | Associated Press

[citizen]

CONCORD, N.H. — The other jury is in: A second periodical used for everything from predicting the weather to helping people lose weight agrees that this winter’s shaping up to be cold and snowy.

The Dublin, N.H.-based Old Farmer’s Almanac which, at 222, is believed to be the oldest continuously published periodical in North America, is predicting that a drop in solar activity and a change in ocean patterns point to colder-than-average temperatures and higher-than-average snowfall totals

The 2014 edition officially comes out Tuesday.

Last month, the Maine-based Farmer’s Almanac, said much the same. The younger cousin has been published for a mere 197 years.

The Old Farmer’s Almanac predicts a cold winter for every region but the lower Great Lakes, upper Midwest and the northern states of the Northeast.

[citizen]

“Sweaters and snow shovels should be unpacked early and kept close by throughout the season,” said Janice Stillman, editor of the Old Farmer’s Almanac.

[basil]

God, how I do love living in Texas!

[AU72]

Flat Earther Ping.

[mountainlion]

That proves global warming to me!/s

[sakic]

I wonder what my horoscope is for today.

[laplata]

God, how I do love living in Texas!

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You must be far away from the Panhandle. LOL

[TangoLimaSierra]

Old snow is the worst. Slush.

[Izzy Dunne]

Almanac predicts old, snowy winter for most of country

Old winter, eh?

[gov_bean_ counter]

Due to a drop in solar activity (sum spots) and a change in ocean patterns...

[rrrod]

Too early to celebrate frozen libs?

[Artcore]

But...but...but, what about AGW?

These people are so full sh*t it isn't even funny.

Rush nailed it the other day when he made the observation that even with the “good” news that the planet is actually going through a cooling phase, these unhinged kooks are still not happy, but are even more pi$$ed that most people aren't buying their B.S. His point was (as we all know) this is a political agenda, and has nothing to do with the planet.

It must be very frustrating when the weather, and sun spot activity don't jive with the Dems totalitarianism dressed up as AGW.

[The KG9 Kid]

Good.

The sooner the local ski resorts open, the better.

Ski Tahoe.

[basil]

Yup! I’m south of Austin—born in Smithville, raised in Beaumont, retired in Lakeway.

We did live in Williston North Dakota for 3 1/2 years-—wonderful people, but good grief! When someone there tells you what the temperature is, they always add “above” or “below” LOL!

[laplata]

LOL ! You did your time in the cold. Have a warm winter.

[HollyB]

Saw an all black wooly worm yesterday. : (

[Noumenon]

North Idaho winters keep the riff-raff out.

Californians buy in the Spring and Summer; the For Sale signs sprout like mushrooms right after the following winter. Love it.

[Jack Hydrazine]

[upchuck]

“Sweaters and snow shovels should be unpacked early and kept close by throughout the season,” said Janice Stillman, editor of the Old Farmer’s Almanac.

We have sweaters here in Aiken County, SC. But the only folks who have snow shovels are transplanted Yankees :)

Gotta love the weather here:

        Avg     Avg
        High    Low     Mean    Precip          High Record     Low Record
Jan 	55°F 	33°F 	44°F 	4.74 in. 	82°F (1985) 	-4°F (1985)
Feb 	60°F 	36°F 	48°F 	4.36 in. 	88°F (1989) 	9°F (1995)
Mar 	68°F 	42°F 	55°F 	4.86 in. 	89°F (2007) 	13°F (2002)
Apr 	76°F 	51°F 	64°F 	3.11 in. 	99°F (1986) 	21°F (1987)
May 	84°F 	60°F 	72°F 	3.83 in. 	101°F (2000) 	34°F (1989)
Jun 	90°F 	68°F 	79°F 	5.46 in. 	108°F (1954) 	42°F (1988)
Jul 	92°F 	72°F 	82°F 	5.10 in. 	108°F (1986) 	51°F (1988)
Aug 	91°F 	71°F 	81°F 	5.25 in. 	109°F (1983) 	52°F (1982)
Sep 	85°F 	64°F 	75°F 	3.80 in. 	100°F (1957) 	37°F (1990)
Oct 	76°F 	52°F 	64°F 	3.38 in. 	99°F (1954) 	25°F (2001)
Nov 	67°F 	42°F 	55°F 	3.64 in. 	88°F (1961) 	11°F (1950)
Dec 	58°F 	35°F 	47°F 	3.78 in. 	83°F (1956) 	4°F (1983)

[Jack Hydrazine]

Winter is going to be much colder than normal and there’ll be a big storm for Super Bowl, predicts Farmers’ Almanac
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2401973/Winter-colder-t-therell-big-storm-Super-Bowl-predicts-Farmers-Almanac.html
25AUG2013

The Farmers’ Almanac is using words like ‘piercing cold,’ ‘bitterly cold’ and ‘biting cold’ to describe the upcoming winter. And if its predictions are right, the first outdoor Super Bowl in years will be a messy ‘Storm Bowl.’

The 197-year-old publication that hits newsstands Monday predicts a winter storm will hit the Northeast around the time the Super Bowl is played at MetLife Stadium in the Meadowlands in New Jersey. It also predicts a colder-than-normal winter for two-thirds of the country and heavy snowfall in the Midwest, Great Lakes and New England.

‘We’re using a very strong four-letter word to describe this winter, which is C-O-L-D. It’s going to be very cold,’ said Sandi Duncan, managing editor.

The Maine-based Farmers’ Almanac, not to be confused with the New Hampshire-based Old Farmer’s Almanac, which will be published next month, features a mix of corny jokes, gardening tips, nostalgia and home remedies, like feeding carrots to dogs to help with bad breath and using mashed bananas to soothe dry, cracked skin in the winter.

[Myrddin]

44 degrees this morning in Pocatello. Ready for the heat to go away.