Deciphering the Winter 2022 Almanac by Paris LeClaire
The Old Farmer’s Almanac is the most respected of its kind in North America. Published continuously since no later than 1792, Old Farmer’s Almanac covers gardening, sports, astronomy, folklore, and trends in fashion, food, home, technology, and weather. Editors today incorporate new and original methodology in studying solar activity, astronomy cycles, and weather patterns in the implementation of their secret meteorological “formula.”
The editors have labeled this season’s weather pattern “A Tale of Two Winters,” claiming that “the weather this winter will split the country in two.” Summarily, regions across the United States will either experience especially inclement weather or especially mild weather.
According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, this winter will be colder than normal, while the coming summer will be warmer than normal. For a few regions across the country, the temperature will be mild. These regions include eastern Maine, the Rockies to the West Coast, and Alaska and Hawaii. Other regions will experience increased rainfall, including Maine to southeastern Virginia, Florida, and the lower Great Lakes into Missouri.
Some regions will completely miss out on mild weather and instead become submerged in heavy snowfall and low, low temperatures. According to the Almanac, temperatures will be colder than normal “across much of the country between the East Coast and the Rockies.” Snowfall will be greater than normal from central New England to North Carolina, the lower Great Lakes to the southern Plains, the northern Plains to eastern Washington, and the southern Rockies to California. The Almanac additionally notes that “freezing temperatures will also bring above-average snow totals to most areas in the eastern U.S. that typically experience snowfall.”
Michigan is predicted to have an especially wintery winter, with coldest temperatures occurring in early December and late January to mid-February. The greatest snowfall will occur in late November to early December and early to mid-January. In Saugatuck, the weather from Nov 26-30 is predicted to be snowy and “very cold.” This pattern will continue until Dec 6-13, when the Almanac predicts there to be mild temperatures and “rainy periods.” The snow will fall right in time for Christmas, with the period of Dec 23-28 being described as “Snow showers, cold.” This is all to say that, ready or not, we’re going to have to stay bundled up for the next few weeks.
The editors have labeled this season’s weather pattern “A Tale of Two Winters,” claiming that “the weather this winter will split the country in two.” Summarily, regions across the United States will either experience especially inclement weather or especially mild weather.
According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, this winter will be colder than normal, while the coming summer will be warmer than normal. For a few regions across the country, the temperature will be mild. These regions include eastern Maine, the Rockies to the West Coast, and Alaska and Hawaii. Other regions will experience increased rainfall, including Maine to southeastern Virginia, Florida, and the lower Great Lakes into Missouri.
Some regions will completely miss out on mild weather and instead become submerged in heavy snowfall and low, low temperatures. According to the Almanac, temperatures will be colder than normal “across much of the country between the East Coast and the Rockies.” Snowfall will be greater than normal from central New England to North Carolina, the lower Great Lakes to the southern Plains, the northern Plains to eastern Washington, and the southern Rockies to California. The Almanac additionally notes that “freezing temperatures will also bring above-average snow totals to most areas in the eastern U.S. that typically experience snowfall.”
Michigan is predicted to have an especially wintery winter, with coldest temperatures occurring in early December and late January to mid-February. The greatest snowfall will occur in late November to early December and early to mid-January. In Saugatuck, the weather from Nov 26-30 is predicted to be snowy and “very cold.” This pattern will continue until Dec 6-13, when the Almanac predicts there to be mild temperatures and “rainy periods.” The snow will fall right in time for Christmas, with the period of Dec 23-28 being described as “Snow showers, cold.” This is all to say that, ready or not, we’re going to have to stay bundled up for the next few weeks.