What predicts the Texas Farmer Almanac this spring – Texas Standard

The famous Groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, just predicts another six weeks of winter. Here in Texas, where much of the state was observed peaks in the 80s this week, Big Al to Bomont agreed, and Armadilo’s cave bee also did it – but shortened the extended winter by three weeks.

So do we believe these animals? Maybe we should consult an even more traditional source: the farmer’s almanac.

Brandi Addison, a Texas -based reporter for the USA Today network, is looking forward to the spring forecast according to the almanac.

This transcript is lightly edited for clarity:

Texas Standard: Well, real forecasts for people say that the rest of the winter in Texas is likely to be light. But now we are looking forward to the spring – though it already feels like spring, we are not there yet. When does spring officially begin?

Brandi Adison: This year it officially falls on March 20.

And what does the Farmer’s Almanac for Texas predict this spring?

So, in fact, none of these animals was too far, because it says we will have at normal temperatures in April. So this is not too far, because most of the Texas see his last freezing date between March 10 and April 10.

So Eastern Texas, mainly Waco and north, Panhandle, Lubbock. This does not necessarily clarify how much below normal temperatures, but the animals may be correct in this sense.

But the departure to May, which is a truly vital month for the state, especially when it comes to agriculture- I am in Lubbok, so maybe the rain is so significant here for cotton and many other goods- it has a forecast above- normal- normal- normal Temperatures with at least three degrees, as well as dry temperatures.

And I’m not sure if you know, but normal three -degree temperatures mean that our average high in the whole country, the cumulative peak for May may be low 90, mid -90s, not the above 80s.

Yes, it feels much different to jump in these 90s. Your article talks about solar cycles – I don’t know I’ve ever heard of sun cycles. What is a sunny cycle?

So this is an 11-year-old or maybe 12-year cycle. And we are in the solar cycle 25. For example, the reason that those geomagnetic storms we saw last year – the northern glow, as we saw, it affected those, was that our solar cycle was approaching its peak.

So it just means increased sunny flames, which also means that we can also inevitably see more northern glow, which I think is great.

Interesting. I was confused when I saw this because it was a solar cycle 25 and we were in 2025, but it’s just a coincidence, right? I mean, as you said, these things have been covering more than a decade.

Yes, completely by accident.

Okay. So how do sunny cycles affect our time?

I guess there is some debate about whether it is actually doing it. But I have seen, according to the farmer’s almanac, at least they said that it could have an indirect effect on our time.

So sunny flames are usually related to space phenomena, as I just mentioned. But there are studies that suggest that an active sun cycle, which will reach its peak in July this year, in fact includes warming trends for the Earth as well.

And this species makes sense, because sunny flames, you know, bringing more heat down to the ground. It makes sense to me. But some people still discuss it.

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Well, you mentioned the northern glow, which is something great to see in the sky. But you also write that this solar activity can actually reduce a little of what we see at night.

Yes. So this can reduce our opinion on meteor showers. This can simply intervene, a type of light blocking as much as it is a meteor shower.

So, in general, creating an atmospheric disturbance on Earth, which affects our visibility of meteors in space.

Well, the farmer’s almanac is very fun. How reliable is it as a predictor of time?

The farmer’s almanac has existed for 200 years and claims to be from 80% to 85%. But I think we actually confirmed that it was more close to 50%.

The weather is also so difficult to predict. This is the reality of this. Especially in just like a developing climate.

Well, you have fun with the farmer’s almanac and I understand that beyond this article, this is something to keep around.

Yes. So there are daily lists you can find and this will tell you, like the perfect thing you need to do today. And some days will be said that today is the best day to get married to everything that has to do with the lunar cycle, time, everything else.

And he tells you exactly what to plan that day or clean your yard that day. And when he tells me that I like to do these kinds of things outdoors, I try to get in touch because I think it’s just fun and it doesn’t cause any harm to do these things.

It’s also fun just giving us content ideas, as if today we see that it is the best day to get married at the farmer almanac, we’ll go to write a story in the best places to get married in Texas, you know So, so it’s easy, you also know content.

Planting is what the farmer’s almanac is concerned. So, what is our saying about when we should start our spring gardens?

As I said, the last cold could fall later this year. For example, I know in Lubbock, our last cold was once on April 10. This is quite late in the season. So we just want to be more aware of the forecast, what to expect, what to plant.

As we might start with the planting of more plants resistant to freezing like cabbage and cabbage, but maybe we are waiting for our tomatoes and peppers and pumpkin to just before hand, just before their seeds actually start to grow so as not to damage These early ones.

And then, you know, after the late cold, even this could benefit from us and our soil with moisture only. So I may want to wait this year.