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2011 Farmers' Almanac Winter Predictions Are In

By Steven HofferAug 30th 2010 – 5:07PM
Olivier Douliery, Abaca Press / MCT

Olivier Douliery, Abaca Press / MCT

(Aug. 30) -- Continuing a tradition almost as reliable as the winter season itself, the "Farmers' Almanac" revealed its annual long-term weather forecast Monday, this year predicting an overall "kinder and gentler" season for the contiguous United States. For the eastern third of the country (New England down to Florida...

Background on almanac

An almanac (also spelled almanack and almanach) is an annual publication that includes information such as weather forecasts, farmers' planting dates, tide tables, and tabular information in a particular field or fields often arranged according to the calendar etc.

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