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Winter weather forecasts continued from page 24 Duncan did not exactly deny that some major heavy snowfalls,” she said. “We of their forecasting methods are guarded are seeing there is a good chance of a as carefully as the recipe for Coca-Cola snowfall the second week of February, for in a vault somewhere in Atlanta. example, with a decent amount of snow.” “It is a proprietary formula,” she said. But a white Christmas doesn’t appear “It’s an astronomical and mathematical to be in the cards, Duncan said formula. But some of our methods go “We’re finding there might be some back to 1818. Some of the rules and methwintery precipitation right before Christods we use today were established back mas, but it looks like it then. It looks at astrowill disappear before nomical phenomena, the holiday events,” she including El Niño — e’re saying the said. everyone say’s it’s She said January and it definite‘BRRR! is back.” forming looks colder and Februly could affect the ary looks a little more forecast. — Sandi Duncan, editor, snow-filled. “We look at things Farmers’ Almanac Duncan also said El like sunspot activity, Niño can make the the moon and where it Mid-Atlantic region a bit of a roll of the is in the sky and where it has been in predice; but it also will make the cold weath- vious years. We look at previous historier dig in for a while. cal storms.” “Unfortunately, winter conditions are And Duncan says the Almanac has had going to hang on into March,” she said. centuries of practice. “March will have some chilly, cold condi“When it started there was no other tions — kind of a polar coaster back and source,” she said. “People lived outside. forth in March.” They were farmers and they needed to Duncan had more disappointing news know what the weather would bring. It was for the New York City region around also important to list times of sunrise and April 8, when there will be a solar eclipse sunset for planting. Now obviously, it would — and when the Farmers’ Almanac is be much easier today to get that information forecasting overcast skies for the area. on your phone, these days, or on website. “I kind of hope we’re wrong on that Back then it was the only source because Q one,” she said. people had to plan ahead.”
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For the first time, Flip Circus is bringing its national tour to Queens! The high-energy show features an international cast and will run from Nov. 22 to 27 at Forest Park’s Cricket Field, at 84-56 Woodhaven Blvd. Watch in awe as Italy’s Bello Sisters show off their body-bending skills and handstands, above, and try not to hold your breath as Colombia’s Duo Vanegas defy
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