More Winter??

bpence · Feb 12, 2001

I was talking with one of the old farmers in our area after church yesterday. He said, and I quote: "Old Man Winter's back is broken. Maybe a little more snow and cold, but we're through the worst of it. Seen it before and bad December storms mean an early spring". I'd sure like to believe him and think some better weather is coming for the Great Lakes area. The ground hogs seemed to be confused about things as two different ground hogs had two different predictions. Any other weather prognosticators out there have any insights?

Bob Pence

rekees · Feb 12, 2001

Bob

Don't you find the whole groundhog theory to be confusing? If a groudhog sees his shadow it means MORE winter. Seems to me it should mean LESS winter cause the only way he can see his shadow is if the Sun is shining. A shining Sun is associated with good weather not bad!

Weatherwise things always average out. In my opinion since December was such a bear it's more likely that there will be an early Spring. Also I hear a bird this morning chirping in the woods. Don't know the species but it's chirp is only heard around here (southern IN.) in early Spring. Probably take the bird a few weeks to reach the Great Lakes area.

Chuck in IN

Bird · Feb 12, 2001

I don't have any better guess than anyone else, Bob, but I sure hope he was right. I noticed this morning that my plum trees are budding. In fact, the buds have started opening. Two of the last six years, we've had a late freeze and no plums./w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif

Bird

TWINKLE_TOES · Feb 12, 2001

Bird,

Click on area "5", maybe you should consider rice for a cash crop./w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

http://www.farmersalmanac.com/weather/weather.html

Thomas · Feb 12, 2001

Old woodsmen told me about snow fleas.
Toward the mid of Febuary if one notice snow fleas on the snow than it will be an early spring.

Thomas..NH /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

Bird · Feb 12, 2001

That's about right, Al. I made up a calendar from The Old Farmer's Almanac late last Fall, and planned to plant onions, beets, radishes, turnips, and potatoes this week, and broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower late next week. However, it's just staying wet, misty, foggy, 100% humidity, even though I only got .16" of rain yesterday and .06" today. With everything saturated, I'd need at least 4 or 5 days of sun to dry it out enough to till now, and the forecast is that we won't see the sun for another week./w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif

Bird

MReeter · Feb 12, 2001

bpence,My Father was an old farmer who always said the weather would never straighten up until after Easter.Seems like that Sunday is a little late this year,April 15th.He also swore that if it rained on Easter Sunday,it would rain the following seven Sundays.I've seen this come true more than once.Just looked at our extended forecast;Rain/Freezing rain and or Snow through Sunday anyway.

bpence · Feb 13, 2001

Ok, I give up. You have to explain what snow fleas are. I've never heard of them, but that doesn't mean much.

Bob Pence

jimmoore · Feb 13, 2001

Robert, I make a prediction that it will be hot as hades and dry as a pop corn fart here in arkansas about the middle of August!!

jim

Thomas · Feb 13, 2001

Bob,
When one walks thru soft woods on a warm winter day mostly in March w/ the sun bright,than back track w/in 15 or 20 mins you can see all these little black dots...100's
If you stare at them they shall move and they like wool pants, /w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif
thats what we call snow fleas.

Thomas..NH /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif