Predictions: Winter forecasts vary between NWS, Farmers' Almanac
Predictions: Winter forecasts vary between NWS, Farmers Almanac
By Chris Olson on Sep 2, 2014
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Last week, predictions of a cold, snowy winter were common after two competing compendiums of folklore and weather knowledge, the Farmers Almanac, printed in Lewiston, Maine, and the Old Farmers Almanac, printed in Dublin, N.H., both released long-range winter forecasts for the U.S.
The Farmers Almanac is predicting below normal temperatures for about three-quarters of the nation, according to the companys website.
The most frigid temperatures will be found from the Northern Plains into the Great Lakes, the website forecast states. The Farmers Almanac long-range forecast also calls for near normal precipitation amounts for the Northern Plains.
The Old Farmers Almanac forecast for the Upper Midwest region, which includes the east half of North Dakota, calls for winter temperatures, precipitation and snowfall to all be below normal this winter.
But the National Weather Services Climate Prediction Center in Maryland is predicting above average temperatures for October 2014 through April 2015, with an equal chance of above or below average precipitation.
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freshwest
(53,661 posts)Rhiannon12866
(205,551 posts)Except for a couple of years ago when we got very little snow, a huge exception, but I could live with that every year.
N_E_1 for Tennis
(9,738 posts)This forecast can be a little daunting to read but hang in there the easy part comes about halfway through the piece. Guy nailed it last year!
http://theweathercentre.blogspot.com/p/preliminary-2014-2015-winter-forecast.html
starroute
(12,977 posts)And even if it does happen, it will probably be a weak one.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2014/09/04/forecasters-drop-el-nino-chances-to-60-65-percent-by-winter/
libodem
(19,288 posts)Has to say this year. They predicted a cold snowy winter last year and it was right on.
MiniMe
(21,717 posts)Don't know how reliable it is, but have seen a lot of people who live near me sharing it.
http://empirenews.net/meteorologists-predict-record-shattering-snowfalls-coming-soon-bread-milk-prices-expected-to-soar/
Edited to add the map.