Meteorologist rips Farmers' Almanac winter forecasts: "Don't believe it"

Published: Aug 25, 2024 Duration: 00:01:57 Category: News & Politics

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>>> ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO AGAIN. THE FARMER'S ALMANAC IS LOOKING AHEAD TO WINTER AND PREDICTING IT WILL BE WET AND WHITE IN NEW ENGLAND. >> I DON'T EVEN THAT. I DON'T. SHOULD WE BELIEVE THAT? LET'S BRING IN CHIEF METEOROLOGIST ERIC FISHER. >> WHATEVER MAN, WHATEVER. >> SEE, WE'RE GOOD WITH THAT. >> I THINK THE FARMER'S ALMANAC IS A FUN ENTERTAINING READ AND THAT'S WHERE IT ENDS. AROUND AND AROUND WE GO. WE TEE IT UP. THE FARMER'S ALMANAC IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS AND WE SAY DON'T BELIEVE IT. DON'T BELIEVE IT. YOU WANT SOME EVIDENCE? HERE IS LAST YEAR'S OUTLOOK. HOW DID THAT DO? HORRIBLE. COULD NOT BE WORSE: YOU COULD ASK YOUR THREE-YEAR-OLD TO DRAW SOME COLORS ON THE UNITED STATES. YOU LIKE RED, BLUE, GREEN, IN ORANGE? AND MAKE IT LOOK LIKE HOW THE WINTER MIGHT FEEL TO YOU AS A THREE-YEAR-OLD OR FOUR-YEAR-OLD AND IT WOULD PROBABLY BE BETTER THAN HOW THE OUTLOOK PANNED OUT IN THE LOWER 48. IT WAS ONLY SORT OF COLD AND WINTERY IN THE WEST. THE OUTLOOK FOR US WAS COLD AND SNOWY. HOW DID IT DO? WE HAD LESS THAN TEN INCHES OF SNOW? BOSTON AND IT WAS EXCEPTIONALLY MILD. IN FACT IT WAS THE MOST MILD WE HAVE EVER HAD IN TERMS OF BOSTON'S LOWEST TEMPERATURE, WE HAD 14 AS A LOW FOR THE ENTIRE SEASON. AND EVERY WINTER IN HISTORY, HAD A COLDER TEMPERATURE THAN THAT IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. IN THE LAST TWO WINTERS, THE THIRD OR FIFTH LEAST SNOWY ON RECORD. AND BOTH WERE EXPECTED TO BE COLD AND SNOWY. SO, I REST MY CASE. >> YEAH. SO WHEN WE DO THAT WITH THE ALMANAC, WE HAVE THE GOOD EVIDENCE TO BACK UP SHOWING IT IS YOUR THREE-YEAR-OLD WHO HAS A BETTER IDEA OF THINGS. >> THAT IS WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO LISTEN TO THE

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