'T-Rex' of winters in store for Canada: Old Farmer's Almanac
Brace yourself: the Old Farmer’s Almanac has revealed its predictions for Canada’s upcoming winter season, and it’s not great news.
After last winter’s seemingly never-ending wickedly cold weather, residents in much of the country can expect more of the same in the coming months.
“We’re looking at the T-Rex of winters,” Jack Burnett, editor of the Old Farmer’s Almanac, said on CTV’s Canada AM on Thursday.
“It’s going to be colder, it’s going to be snowier … it’s not pretty.”
According to the almanac, central Canada, in particular, is expected to experience winter’s nasty bite.
“From Calgary to Quebec, we’re going to be up to our neck,” Burnett said.
One of the few exceptions will be southwestern Ontario, which will be cold, but with below-normal snowfall.
Burnett said forecasts show that while Toronto and the surrounding region will experience a deep-freeze, it’s going to be drier this winter, with “fluffier snow.”
Atlantic Canada, meanwhile, is set for a milder, but wet winter season, according to the almanac.
‘Baby lamb’ of summers next year
It may seem far in the future, but warmer temperatures will return – eventually.
Summer in Canada is expected to be milder and wet, with hotter and drier temperatures concentrated in Western Canada.
“Nothing really spectacular in the summer,” Burnett said.
2015 predictions for Canada
Spring:
Near or slightly below normal temperatures across Canada
Precipitation below normal in Quebec, above normal in Ontario, near normal elsewhere
Summer:
Above-normal temperatures, everywhere except Vancouver Island
Above-normal rainfall in Maritimes westward through Prairies
Below normal in British Columbia
Fall:
Above-normal temperatures from the Maritimes westward through Ontario
Below-normal from Manitoba to the Pacific Ocean
Precipitation slightly above normal in Prairies, at or below elsewhere
Long history of forecasts
The Almanac has been foretelling weather forecasts for 223 years, and its predictions are known to have an average of accuracy rating of approximately 80 per cent. The predictions are derived from a secret formula devised in 1792 by the almanac’s founder, Robert B. Thomas.
“We do have the physical formula, but it’s long since been put into computer algorithms,” Burnett said.
The almanac employs meteorology, climatology, solar patterns, and historical weather conditions to make its predictions.
Apart from weather trends, the almanac also predicts astronomical events, sunrises and sunsets, and tides. It also features recipes, gardening, and fun facts.
The Canadian edition of the Old Farmer’s Almanac began its circulation in 1982.
Global temperatures rise
Canada may be set for a drop in the mercury, but average global temperatures spiked during the summer months. U.S. meteorologists said Thursday that May, June and August all set global records this year. The average worldwide temperature was more than 16 C in August, which broke a record set in 1998.
August was particularly hot in the Pacific and Indian oceans, and in Africa.
source: Old Farmer's Almanac weather forecast: Cold and snowy winter for Canada | CTV News
Brace yourself: the Old Farmer’s Almanac has revealed its predictions for Canada’s upcoming winter season, and it’s not great news.
After last winter’s seemingly never-ending wickedly cold weather, residents in much of the country can expect more of the same in the coming months.
“We’re looking at the T-Rex of winters,” Jack Burnett, editor of the Old Farmer’s Almanac, said on CTV’s Canada AM on Thursday.
“It’s going to be colder, it’s going to be snowier … it’s not pretty.”
According to the almanac, central Canada, in particular, is expected to experience winter’s nasty bite.
“From Calgary to Quebec, we’re going to be up to our neck,” Burnett said.
One of the few exceptions will be southwestern Ontario, which will be cold, but with below-normal snowfall.
Burnett said forecasts show that while Toronto and the surrounding region will experience a deep-freeze, it’s going to be drier this winter, with “fluffier snow.”
Atlantic Canada, meanwhile, is set for a milder, but wet winter season, according to the almanac.
‘Baby lamb’ of summers next year
It may seem far in the future, but warmer temperatures will return – eventually.
Summer in Canada is expected to be milder and wet, with hotter and drier temperatures concentrated in Western Canada.
“Nothing really spectacular in the summer,” Burnett said.
2015 predictions for Canada
Spring:
Near or slightly below normal temperatures across Canada
Precipitation below normal in Quebec, above normal in Ontario, near normal elsewhere
Summer:
Above-normal temperatures, everywhere except Vancouver Island
Above-normal rainfall in Maritimes westward through Prairies
Below normal in British Columbia
Fall:
Above-normal temperatures from the Maritimes westward through Ontario
Below-normal from Manitoba to the Pacific Ocean
Precipitation slightly above normal in Prairies, at or below elsewhere
Long history of forecasts
The Almanac has been foretelling weather forecasts for 223 years, and its predictions are known to have an average of accuracy rating of approximately 80 per cent. The predictions are derived from a secret formula devised in 1792 by the almanac’s founder, Robert B. Thomas.
“We do have the physical formula, but it’s long since been put into computer algorithms,” Burnett said.
The almanac employs meteorology, climatology, solar patterns, and historical weather conditions to make its predictions.
Apart from weather trends, the almanac also predicts astronomical events, sunrises and sunsets, and tides. It also features recipes, gardening, and fun facts.
The Canadian edition of the Old Farmer’s Almanac began its circulation in 1982.
Global temperatures rise
Canada may be set for a drop in the mercury, but average global temperatures spiked during the summer months. U.S. meteorologists said Thursday that May, June and August all set global records this year. The average worldwide temperature was more than 16 C in August, which broke a record set in 1998.
August was particularly hot in the Pacific and Indian oceans, and in Africa.
source: Old Farmer's Almanac weather forecast: Cold and snowy winter for Canada | CTV News
