Farmers' Almanac says cold winter ahead

ap ^ | 8-20-2008

[lainie]

Dad used to love these things.

[hsalaw]

Global warming! Global warming! No, wait. . . climate change! Climate change!

[Dustbunny]

The Farmer’s Almanac is usually closer on predicting the winter than are the weather people.

[rockinqsranch]

“Of course it’s possible to prepare a forecast with any lead time you like. Whether or nor that forecast has any accuracy or usable skill is another question,” he said.”

80-85% accuracy is better than the forecasts we get around here.

[zot]

Global cooling ping.

[political1]

We haven’t had a good snow in Birmingham for years. Central Alabama just can’t handle snow, but every once in a while it can be fun.

[JennysCool]

I love it, too. Buy it yearly. Seldom take it all that seriously!

Hello, Hostess!

[Global2010]

What is the deal on the catapillars.

Big Orange middle cold? or Warm?

What does the Almanac say about the PNW?

It has been too dang cold the last two years...Snow at the Beach the last month of May even.

I wish El Nino would come back.
We had warm short wearing dry weather that Christmas year.

[lainie]

catastrophic climate change. He said so, right there.

[lainie]

I bet there’s a scientific study somewhere, comparing the two.

[lainie]

Yah I think 80% is good odds, personally.

[lainie]

*wave* Hiya!

above-normal precipitation for the Southwest in December

Well, I certainly hope so. We're gettin' thirsty over here.

[redangus]

“Of course it’s possible to prepare a forecast with any lead time you like. Whether or nor that forecast has any accuracy or usable skill is another question,”

But we can tell you it is going to be 1 degree warmer 89 years from now if we don’t stop using oil and coal.

[Snurple]

I was taught as a child to go by how much fuzz these caterpillars had on them as an indicator of the type of winter that was coming....its generally proved pretty accurate.

[eyedigress]

What Sunspots? What? Huh? Damn its cold.

[mrsmel]

Mine too. He used to plant his corn crop by it.

[BurbankKarl]

The drought is over!

[Ciexyz]

Yeah but what does Gus the Groundhog predict?

[FlingWingFlyer]

From what I’ve seen so far, I believe it. I’m also a big believer in that Murphy guy. When you wash your car, it rains. With the price of heating fuel being what it is, you can bet your sweet -— that this is going to be a cold winter.

[sailor4321]

Thank God for global warming!