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The 1991 “Hagers-Town Town and Country Almanack” is just reaching the newsstands this week. This will be the Almanack’s 194th continuous year of publication.
The Almanack, known for its weather predictions that are made 18 months in advance, also discusses the results of seven years of collecting woolly bears and how they have done predicting winters.
The Almanack publishes the up and down signs of the moon, tells one the best days of each month to plant, weed and harvest crops as well as go fishing to catch that “big one.” Also the Almanack gives many, many hints for the housewife, handyman, farmer and gardener as well as astronomical information.
The Almanack’s weather prognosticator, Professor William E. O’Toole, a Mount St. Mary’s College computer instructor, predicts a fairly mild year overall marked by a few storms and warm temperatures.
For the winter of 1990-1991 which covers a 126-day period from Nov. 27, 1990 to April 1, 1991, we ' can expect 100 cold days, 58 wet days and 22 cyclonic storms.
Snow this winter should be below normal levels (35 inches) and Prof. O’Toole has predicted only 26 inches of the white stuff. The first sign of snow will be in the form of light
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