the cold-weather snow key
(looks like mine will be november, the next ‘ber month)
Each year, Farmers’ Almanac releases a snowfall map that shows when your region will receive snow, based on previous years’ weather patterns.
Along with a map, is a key to show which regions will see snow months before others, if at all. Each color represents a timeframe when snow usually falls in a certain area. Purple indicates the earliest snowfall, while light blue depicts late or no snowfall.
And here we find ourselves, when snow might be on the horizon, depending on where you live. Some of us can’t wait for snow, reminiscing about hot cocoa, warm blankets, fireplaces, ice skating, cozy films, snow days off school (the kids) and watching the flakes fall from the window. Others wince at the mere thought of snow and last year’s frozen streets, power outages, shoveling, snow days off school (parents), and chilly temperatures.
Still, some people really love (and depend on) the snow and the winter holidays and cold-weather activities that come with it.
Whether the possibility of snow is exciting or unwelcome, the map is not a snow guarantee, but an estimate based on yearly averages. Some states might see snow earlier than expected; others might go the entire year without any.
Here we go!
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‘one thing I love about Detroit is that in the wintertime, they have a great device for removing snow. it’s called july.’
-soupy sales, american comedian, actor, radio-tv personality, and jazz aficionado
(i grew up watching soupy here in detroit)
