Weather Lore

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I am looking for a good source (print or web) for weather folklore. Things like how to 'predict' the winter by observing hornet's nests, or wooly bears or persimmon seeds. Thanks.

-- Joan - Zone 6 (egavasnok@juno.com), November 03, 2001

Answers

http://www.oldfarmersalmanac.com/ is imformative, and amusing.

-- Kathy (catfish201@hotmail.com), November 03, 2001.

Ah... you wanted Weather Lore... here you go... Joan...

RE: Weather Lore: http://www.chestnut-sw.com/lore.htm http://www.nws.noaa.gov/er/mhx/loret.htm http://www.ncnatural.com/wildflwr/fall/folklore.html http://msuinfo.ur.msstate.edu/~dur/nycu/weatherlore.htm http://www.nwn.noaa.gov/sites/cas/shipops/rhymes.html http://www.usatoday.com/weather/wproverb.htm http://www.schools.ash.org.au/paa/folklore.htm http://redbaron.bishops.ntc.nf.ca/science/escience/weather.htm http://mcweb.martin.k12.ky.us/hillsweb/articles/weatherlore.htm http://www.sudburyrc.edu.on.ca/csg/act6.htm http://www.wtoctv.com/weather/forecast.htm http://www.met.tamu.edu/class/Metr202/Dir-test/lore.html http://www.gvsu.edu/~dweller/lifeline/Lore-wx.htm http://www.coldal.org.uk/weather.htm

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