Almanac predicts colder winter, hotter summer

[Pete]

Almanac predicts colder winter, hotter summer

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...08-20-15-08-00

"CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- The Old Farmer's Almanac, the familiar, 223-year-old chronicler of climate, folksy advice and fun facts, is predicting a colder winter and warmer summer for much of the nation.

Published Wednesday, the New Hampshire-based almanac predicts a "super-cold" winter in the eastern two-thirds of the country. The west will remain a little bit warmer than normal...."

Down deeper in the story they claim the OFA has an 80% success rate in it's forecasts.

Looks like the Global Warmers are going to have another bad winter.

[cbtengr]

Originally Posted by Pete

Almanac predicts colder winter, hotter summer

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...08-20-15-08-00

"CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- The Old Farmer's Almanac, the familiar, 223-year-old chronicler of climate, folksy advice and fun facts, is predicting a colder winter and warmer summer for much of the nation.

Published Wednesday, the New Hampshire-based almanac predicts a "super-cold" winter in the eastern two-thirds of the country. The west will remain a little bit warmer than normal...."

Down deeper in the story they claim the OFA has an 80% success rate in it's forecasts.

Looks like the Global Warmers are going to have another bad winter.

I do not know about the rest of the country but Iowa has experienced its coolest summer since 1953. it's been kinda like fall came early and that is not a complaint.

[PSM]

Originally Posted by Pete

Down deeper in the story they claim the OFA has an 80% success rate in it's forecasts.

During my short stint in the movie biz, my job was putting together the “best guess”, preliminary, below-the-line budget in order to shop the script. The biggest, and most expensive, variable was exterior location weather. For a film that was to be largely shot at the Grand Canyon I used the OFA and factored in 3 days of inclement weather. The “real” production company bought tons of NOAA and private company meteorological data and allowed for no lost days. They had nearly 5 days lost to bad weather. Historical data doesn't factor in things like animal behavior, wooly caterpillars, and other natural factors understood only through experience.

Pat

[Red Flag 1]

Originally Posted by cbtengr

I do not know about the rest of the country but Iowa has experienced its coolest summer since 1953. it's been kinda like fall came early and that is not a complaint.

It has been cooler here this summer; and dryer that is was last year.

As for global "warming", the "experts" are all in total agreement, it's Bush's fault. Has been all along.

[Gypsy]

It's been a very mild summer here...I think only 5 days over 90 degrees or something like that.