The Old Farmer's Almanac 2015 (25 page)

MAR. 2015:
Temp. 23° (5° below avg.); precip. 0.5″ (1″ below avg.). 1–5 Sunny, cold. 6–9 Snow, then sunny, cold. 10–15 Snowy periods; mild east, cold west. 16–18 Sunny, mild. 19–27 Snow, then flurries, cold. 28–31 Sunny, turning warm.

APR. 2015:
Temp. 42.5° (4° above avg. east, 3° below west); precip. 2″ (1″ below avg. east, 1″ above west). 1–4 Sunny, cool. 5–10 Showers; cool east, turning warm west. 11–15 Rain to snow, then sunny, cool. 16–20 Sunny, warm. 21–25 Rain, then sunny, cool. 26–30 Showers, turning warm.

MAY 2015:
Temp. 54° (1° below avg.); precip. 3.5″ (1″ above avg. east, avg. west). 1–6 T-storms, then sunny, cool. 7–8 Rainy, cool. 9–11 Sunny, turning hot. 12–21 T-storms, then rainy periods, cool. 22–31 T-storms, then sunny, turning hot.

JUNE 2015:
Temp. 65° (2° above avg.); precip. 3″ (1″ below avg.). 1–2 Sunny, very warm. 3–10 A few t-storms, warm and humid. 11–18 Isolated t-storms, cool. 19–23 Sunny, hot. 24–28 T-storms, then sunny, cool. 29–30 T-storms, hot.

JULY 2015:
Temp. 70° (2° above avg.); precip. 3″ (1″ above avg. east, 2″ below west). 1–4 Sunny, hot. 5–15 T-storms, then sunny, cooler. 16–18 Sunny, hot. 19–24 T-storms, warm. 25–31 Sunny, cool.

AUG. 2015:
Temp. 69° (3° above avg.); precip. 2.5″ (1″ below avg.). 1–6 Sunny, hot. 7–11 T-storms, then sunny, nice. 12–15 Scattered t-storms, cool. 16–20 Sunny; cool east, hot west. 21–24 T-storms, then sunny, cool. 25–31 A few t-storms, warm.

SEPT. 2015:
Temp. 58° (avg.); precip. 4″ (1″ above avg.). 1–6 T-storms, then sunny, cool. 7–10 Rainy periods, cool. 11–15 Scattered t-storms, warm. 16–21 Rain, then sunny, cool. 22–28 Showers, cool east; sunny, warm west. 29–30 Sunny, warm.

OCT. 2015:
Temp. 49° (2° above avg.); precip. 3″ (0.5″ above avg.). 1–8 Rain, then sunny, cool. 9–14 Sunny, warm days. 15–20 Rainy periods, mild. 21–27 Showers, cool. 28–31 Sunny, nice.

Heartland

SUMMARY:
Winter temperatures, precipitation, and snowfall all will be below normal. The coldest periods will occur in early and mid- to late December and early and mid-January. The snowiest periods will be in mid-December, early February, and early and mid- to late March.

April and May will be warmer than normal, while rainfall will be a bit below normal in the north and a bit above in the south.

Summer will be hotter and slightly drier than normal, with the hottest periods in mid- to late June, mid- to late July, and early to mid- and mid- to late August.

September and October will be slightly cooler than normal, with above-normal rainfall.

NOV. 2014:
Temp. 44° (1° above avg.); precip. 4″ (1.5″ above avg.). 1–4 Sunny, mild. 5–13 Rain to snow, then sunny, cold. 14–19 Sunny, mild. 20–26 Showers, then sunny, turning mild. 27–30 Rain to snow.

DEC. 2014:
Temp. 30° (2° below avg.); precip. 0.5″ (1″ below avg.). 1–5 Rain and snow showers, then sunny, cold. 6–12 Sunny, seasonable. 13–19 Snowy periods, then sunny, cold. 20–27 Snowy periods, cold. 28–31 Sunny, very cold.

JAN. 2015:
Temp. 29° (avg.); precip. 0.5″ (0.5″ below avg.). 1–2 Sunny, very cold. 3–9 Snow showers, then sunny, mild. 10–15 Snow showers, very cold. 16–25 Sunny, turning quite mild. 26–27 Snow showers, cold. 28–31 Sunny, mild.

FEB. 2015:
Temp. 34° (3° above avg.); precip. 0.5″ (1″ below avg.). 1–5 Rain and snow, then sunny, seasonable. 6–9 Snow, then sunny, cold. 10–17 Sunny, turning mild. 18–23 Rain and snow, then showers, warm. 24–28 Sunny, mild.

MAR. 2015:
Temp. 37° (7° below avg.); precip. 1.5″ (1″ below avg.). 1–8 Rain to snow, then sunny, cold. 9–16 Snow, then sunny, cold. 17–23 Rain and snow showers, chilly. 24–31 Snow, then sunny, turning warm.

APR. 2015:
Temp. 59° (5° above avg.); precip. 3.5″ (1″ below avg. north, 1″ above south). 1–4 Sunny, warm. 5–9 Rainy periods, cool. 10–14 Showers north, heavy rain south; cool. 15–21 Rain, then sunny, warm. 22–25 Heavy t-storms, then sunny, cool. 26–30 Isolated showers, turning warm.

MAY 2015:
Temp. 68° (4° above avg.); precip. 4.5″ (avg.). 1–7 A few t-storms, warm. 8–14 Sunny; cool, then warm. 15–21 T-storms, then sunny, warm. 22–29 Rainy periods, cool. 30–31 Sunny, nice.

JUNE 2015:
Temp. 74° (2° above avg.); precip. 3.5″ (1″ below avg.). 1–3 Sunny, warm. 4–11 Scattered t-storms, very warm. 12–16 Sunny, cool. 17–20 T-storms, then sunny, cool. 21–25 Sunny, hot. 26–30 T-storms, then sunny, cool.

JULY 2015:
Temp. 78° (1° above avg.); precip. 4″ (1″ above avg. north, 1″ below south). 1–5 Sunny, warm. 6–11 Scattered t-storms, warm. 12–16 Sunny, cool. 17–26 Scattered t-storms, hot. 27–31 Heavy t-storms; cool north, hot south.

AUG. 2015:
Temp. 77° (2° above avg.); precip. 3.5″ (1″ below avg. north, 1″ above south). 1–6 T-storms, then sunny, cool. 7–12 Scattered t-storms, turning hot. 13–15 T-storms, cool. 16–25 Sunny, hot. 26–31 Heavy t-storms, warm.

SEPT. 2015:
Temp. 68° (1° above avg.); precip. 5.5″ (2″ above avg.). 1–4 T-storms, then sunny, cool. 5–10 Rain and t-storms; cool north, warm south. 11–13 Sunny, warm. 14–21 T-storms, then sunny, cool. 22–28 Sunny, warm. 29–30 T-storms, warm.

OCT. 2015:
Temp. 54° (2° below avg.); precip. 3″ (avg.). 1–4 Heavy rain north, showers south; then sunny, cool. 5–11 Showers, then sunny, cool. 12–20 Rainy periods, mild. 21–28 Showers and flurries, chilly. 29–31 Sunny, mild.

Texas–Oklahoma

SUMMARY:
Winter temperatures, precipitation, and snowfall all will be below normal. The coldest periods will be in mid-and late December, early January, and mid- to late January, while the snowiest periods across the north will occur in mid- to late December and early to mid-January.

April and May will be warmer and rainier than normal, on average.

Summer will be hotter and drier than normal, despite a hurricane threat in late July. The hottest periods will be in late June, early July, and early and late August.

September and October will be cooler and rainier than normal, with three hurricane threats in September.

NOV. 2014:
Temp. 57° (avg.); precip. 3″ (1″ below avg. north, 1″ above south). 1–5 Sunny, warm. 6–8 Sunny, cool. 9–14 Rain, then sunny, cool. 15–20 Showers, warm. 21–23 Sunny north, rainy south; cool. 24–26 Sunny, nice. 27–30 Rainy, cool.

DEC. 2014:
Temp. 53° (1° below avg. north, 1° above south); precip. 2″ (0.5″ below avg.). 1–10 Rain, then sunny, turning warm. 11–20 Showers, then sunny, mild. 21–25 Snow north, rain south, then sunny, cold. 26–31 Sunny north, rainy periods south; cold.

JAN. 2015:
Temp. 48° (1° below avg.); precip. 1.5″ (0.5″ below avg.). 1–7 Sunny north, rainy periods south; cold. 8–13 Snow showers north, rain south, then sunny, cold. 14–21 Flurries north, rain south, then sunny, warm. 22–27 Rainy periods, then sunny, cold. 28–31 Sunny north, rainy south; turning warm.

FEB. 2015:
Temp. 52° (2° above avg.); precip. 2″ (avg.). 1–3 Showers, cool. 4–6 Sunny, mild. 7–11 Rain, then sunny, warm. 12–14 Showers, cool. 15–19 Rain, then sunny, cool. 20–28 Rainy periods, mild.

MAR. 2015:
Temp. 54° (5° below avg.); precip. 1.5″ (1″ below avg.). 1–2 Sunny, warm. 3–8 Flurries north, rain south, then sunny, cold. 9–14 Rain and snow north, rainy periods south; chilly. 15–20 Sunny, cool. 21–28 Rainy, cool north; showers, warm south. 29–31 Sunny, nice.

APR. 2015:
Temp. 69° (3° above avg.); precip. 4″ (1″ above avg.). 1–8 Sunny north, a few t-storms south; warm. 9–11 T-storms, warm. 12–21 Isolated t-storms; cool, then warm. 22–30 Heavy t-storms, then sunny, cool.

MAY 2015:
Temp. 72° (1° below avg.); precip. 7″ (2″ above avg.). 1–6 Sunny, warm. 7–11 T-storms, then sunny, cool. 12–20 Sunny north, scattered t-storms south; seasonable. 21–31 Heavy t-storms, then sunny, cool.

JUNE 2015:
Temp. 81° (2° above avg.); precip. 2″ (2″ below avg.). 1–4 Scattered t-storms, warm. 5–11 Sunny, hot. 12–18 A couple of t-storms, warm. 19–25 Sunny, very warm. 26–30 T-storms, then sunny, hot.

JULY 2015:
Temp. 81° (avg.); precip. 3″ (1″ below avg. north, 1″ above south). 1–12 Sunny, hot, Gulf t-storms. 13–19 Sunny north, a couple t-storms south; cool. 20–28 Isolated t-storms; hot north, seasonable south. 29–31 Hurricane threat.

AUG. 2015:
Temp. 83° (2° above avg.); precip. 1.5″ (1″ below avg.). 1–12 Scattered t-storms, hot. 13–20 T-storms, then sunny, cooler north; scattered t-storms, hot south. 21–26 A few t-storms, seasonable. 27–31 Sunny, hot.

SEPT. 2015:
Temp. 77° (1° above avg.); precip. 6.5″ (3″ above avg.). 1–5 Isolated t-storms, warm. 6–8 Hurricane threat. 9–15 Scattered t-storms, warm. 16–17 Hurricane threat. 18–26 T-storms, then sunny, cooler. 27–30 Hurricane threat.

OCT. 2015:
Temp. 63° (4° below avg.); precip. 3″ (1″ below avg.). 1–7 T-storms, then sunny, cool. 8–13 Showers, chilly. 14–19 Scattered showers, turning warm. 20–29 T-storms, then sunny, cold. 30–31 Sunny, mild.