Interesting Winter Folklore

[Farmtalk]

Totally related a couple of these that I heard:

When leaves fall early,
Fall and Winter will be mild;
When leaves fall late,
Winter will be severe.

This one looks good for me in terms of me wanting a good winter...It was abnormally late for the leaves to come down this year.

A warm November is the sign of a bad Winter.

It has been abnormally warm here...This weekend reached the low 70s and the low this morning was around 60!!!

The nearer the New Moon to Christmas Day, the harder the Winter.

This year's New Moon is on December 24th

Just a little something to keep in mind this winter while you all are roasting chestnuts over an open fire

--Farmtalk--

[Farmtalk]

Let me make note that it has been VERY warm here   Most of the winter weather predicters have lowered the amount of snow for us, but honestly, i trust folklore than long term forecasting

[Farmtalk]

Well it was very warm in November but it also has been very warm this month

[MCook21]

interesting, learning something new every day =P

[Farmtalk]

Hey! We all do!!! Thats what makes life great!

[Scalphunter]

Doesn't this really apply to where who ever wrote it. Leave here are generally gone by late September. They start turning anytime after mid August. By Mid October you can see miles aftermiles of bare branches which will green up all at same time  in May.  Over night you go from bare branches to green trees. Have to be seen to believe.

 My self weather pattern depict more  how severe an winter going to be.

John

[Farmtalk]

Hey, different strokes for different folks 

[Farmtalk]

Getting to be that time of predicting the winter again this year! I have read that the west coast could be above normal in warmth and florida could be below normal, but I think alot of question marks still arise for the central and eastern US