Low snow= dry summer???

[dab102999]

John,
Got a question for ya. Some of the "old time" farmers at the barber shop have been sayin better prepair for a dry/drought summer. They say that with the low snow winter that there isn't enough water in the ground and when spring rains come all they will do is put the water there that the snow didn't therefor making for a dry summer???...is there any corilation to that or is it just another old wives tale???

 

[mjkaliszak]

To supplement the question , will it be a " hot " summer if above is true ? I'm hoping for moderate.... worried about my new job.
Judging by the way winter has went.... I should prepare for the worst case, fixing molds that weigh more than cars in 115 degree molding shop.... oh boy ! I have to find a better way !

 

[Polarice]

To supplement the question , will it be a " hot " summer if above is true ? I'm hoping for moderate.... worried about my new job.
Judging by the way winter has went.... I should prepare for the worst case, fixing molds that weigh more than cars in 115 degree molding shop.... oh boy ! I have to find a better way !

I remember the good ole days of working in blow mold shops. Just hope that the hoist is working well and the fans are blowing!

I've no doubt put on extra weight by working in an office but it sure beats those hot and humid days working on molds!

 

[G]

One of Con-Agra's big meteorologists just came out with the summer farming forecasts for our area. Wet for May, June then normal precip with hot Aug, Sept. He is the same dude that said long cold snowy winter for 2011-2012. My own forecast predicts the sun will go down tonight and it will rise sometime tomorrow. This cycle will repeat. After that temps and precip will vary. It will rain here and there and from time to time it may get unseasonably hot or cold. How's that?

 

[jeff]

I believe its the other way around. I think the winter weather pattern follows the summer pattern. So this spring and summer should tell you what the next winter will bring.

 

[Admin]

Well, I think there are two ways this could be taken. 1) That a dry winter leads to a lack of rain in the summer, or 2) That a dry winter can lead to dry soils in the summer.

I can say that the instance of low snow in the winter is not going to lead to a lack of rain in the summer. You still may see below average rainfall come summer, but it will not be because of a lack of snow this winter.

The dry soils will soak up the spring rains a lot more than if there were snows melting into them, so the soils could also be much drier if the spring rains are not plentiful.

-John

 

[bbgun]

About 5-6 years ago the local Meteroligist in my area said that the 10 warmest winters and the 10 warmest summers where in the same year as well as the 10 coldest winters and 10 coldest summers where in the same year. In other words they followed each other. I do not remember what came first the chicken or the egg but I will be paying attention to this summer to see where it falls.