"Farmers' Almanac" predicts a "bitterly cold" winter

CXBS News ^ | August 25, 2013

[RegulatorCountry]

It looks little different here, the corn’s just further along.

[Signalman]

Arctic sea ice minimum next month looks to be significantly higher than last year:

http://www.ijis.iarc.uaf.edu/en/home/seaice_extent.htm

[dfwgator]

All will be well in the garden.

[carlo3b]

Thats it? Bummer.. :)

[ASouthernGrl]

I was about to say the same thing about Alabama. I don’t remember EVER having a summer this mild and wet. And yeah, I’m over 50 so I’ve seen a lot of them. lol The end of August is making up for it in temps and humidity here though, but last summer was so brutal that I’m not complaining. Hopefully, it’ll stay dry enough to get some outdoor work done around here this week.

[Ladysforest]

Upstate NY here, we are at about 68 right now. Been getting as low as upper 50s some nights lately. The days have been great at right around 80, but my garden would like a bit higher temps I think.

Last month we had two, three weeks of scorch. I thought it would be like that through the end of summer. Now we have leaves dropping before they turn pretty, the maples seem confused.

[Excellence]

Joe Bastardi has been commenting on the below “normal” temps at the N. pole.

[napscoordinator]

They said last year was supposed to be an above average snowfall and that did not happen. I find the Farmer’s almanac to be a great fictional read.

[Mmogamer]

I had to turn off my window fan.. its getting chilly.

[Joe 6-pack]

"This has been the coldest August in Upstate New York I’ve ever experienced."

By southern Louisiana standards, this has been a relatively mild summer as well.

[ottbmare]

Doesn’t surprise me. I live near Washington DC, infamous for its hell-hot summers. Last night it was in the mid-fifties. The dogs and I were half frozen. I got up at 4 a.m. to find some more blankets and invite the dogs under the covers with me. This is AUGUST. In WASHINGTON. This is bizarre and worrisome.

[maxsand]

Ya mean like...Ben Franklin.
There is a reason for the hole in the corner.
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[jmacusa]

I live in central New Jersey, the Atlantic Ocean is about ten miles due east of my backdoor. I began to get the feeling of a ‘’chill’’ toward the last few days of July and the beginning of this month. Told my wife we're in for a cold, snowy winter.

[k omalley]

I live in Southern California on a hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean. It has been cool and foggy all summer.

[bleach]

Chauncey Gardener. What a great quote, dfwgator.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Being_There
One of my all time favorites and Peter Sellers last great roll.

“I like to watch”.

[tflabo]

We can use a drop in temps and increased moisture here in DFW area and Texas here in the latter half of August. July wasn’t too bad this year with some unexpected increased moisture until hades hit us again.

[Past Your Eyes]

As a matter of fact, yes. Just not a foolish one. I used to plant by the signs but they were too close to the road. I never heard of a serious farmer who seriously paid any attention to the ofa which is trying to sell its product and making these silly predictions this time of year is how they do it. Caveat emptor.

[Past Your Eyes]

Ditto.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Its hardly gotten out of the mid 80’s here in Atlanta all summer. Its only 77 degrees right now at 11:00. Almost no humidity. Very pleasant.

[RegulatorCountry]

Too mouthy and not at all down to earth, you are no farmer. Potted tomatos on your balcony do not count.