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The 230th edition of The Old Farmer’s Almanac is out and you can dive in to all that it offers, including what’s possibly in store for the tri-state area in the approaching winter months.
Off the bat, the color scheme in the almanac’s graphic below indicates that it’s going to be a very cold 2021-2022 winter season across much of the country.
The almanac warns that most Americans should prepare for a “season of shivers,” with “positively bone-chilling, below-average temperatures across most of the United States.”
“This coming winter could be one of the longest and coldest that we’ve seen in years,” said Janice Stillman, editor of The Old Farmer’s Almanac.
According to the forecast graphic, the guide predicts most of New York and New Jersey will see a “cold, snowy” winter.
While the northeast region as a whole is expected to see near-to-below normal snowfall, the almanac noted that precipitation will be above normal for northern areas of the region.
While the northeast region as a whole is expected to see near-to-below normal snowfall, the almanac noted that precipitation will be above normal for northern areas of the region.
I've been relying on the Old Farmer's Almanac for thirty years and it is usually pretty darn accurate.
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By tradition, The Old Farmer’s Almanac employs three scientific disciplines to make long-range predictions: solar science, the study of sunspots and other solar activity; climatology, the study of prevailing weather patterns; and meteorology, the study of the atmosphere. We predict weather trends and events by comparing solar patterns and historical weather conditions with current solar activity.
I feel sorry for landlords - After getting hit with non-paying tenants, landlords will be hit with higher heating costs. With gas over $3.00 per gallon, home heating oil costs will be high. Probably higher than average for the last decade. Coupled with a cooler winter, it's going to be a strain on landlords.
Me too. They are famously the most caring, loving, and generous profession. And they work so damn hard for every red cent.
Seriously, I don't envy them, but I don't necessarily feel sorry for them either.
Non-payment of rent sucks, but for the most part that is due to a situation out of everyone's control. As for the cost of heating oil, well, if your business model includes heating a house in winter with oil, well, that is part of the risk. If you are not willing to take that risk, become a landlord somewhere warm. And hope the electrical grid holds up when the mercury soars.
They say this every year.
“Oh it’s gonna be a bad winter”.
We’ll see.
Exactly. I don't even pay attention to these predictions any more. Every winter is going to be the coldest winter on record, every summer is going to be the hottest summer on record, come up with some new material Even a "mild" winter around here is not exactly a stroll in the park, so I'll still be doing standard winter prep either way.
I've been relying on the Old Farmer's Almanac for thirty years and it is usually pretty darn accurate.
Oh, no. I heard the same thing. I like snow and cold winters (within reason) but not something too extreme. Well, we shall see. In the past few winters, it's been kind of tame & lame.
Oh, no. I heard the same thing. I like snow and cold winters (within reason) but not something too extreme. Well, we shall see. In the past few winters, it's been kind of tame & lame.
Last winter was a pretty good one. The overall total was not extreme by any means, maybe a few inches above average, but there were a couple big snow events downstate. One where the snow stuck around for quite a while.
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Oh, no. I heard the same thing. I like snow and cold winters (within reason) but not something too extreme. Well, we shall see. In the past few winters, it's been kind of tame & lame.
I remember the 90's I swear we got so much and far to many blizzards. It got so bad we all had to move our cars from the streets so the plow could put the snow in trucks and take to a park or a river to dump it. It nearly killed me those 10 straight years of big, frequent snow storms, and the blizzards.
Now that I have a place to live where I don't have to shovel the darn snow or even clean off my car of course now we hardly get any, figures.
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Even a "mild" winter around here is not exactly a stroll in the park, so I'll still be doing standard winter prep either way.
