We certainly know that there’s no shortage of weather folklore, and that’s especially true when it comes to the Christmas season.
One piece of lore suggests the amount of sun on Christmas Day determines the frosts of May. -123RFThe first piece of Christmas weather lore is related to a white Christmas.Given much of Atlantic Canada is expecting a green Christmas, we will want to watch for snow at Easter. Easter Sunday is April 9, so while the frequency of snow isn’t as high in April, it has and could happen.“If there’s thunder during Christmas week, the winter will be anything but meek.
It just so happens that thunderstorms were forecast over the Maritimes with the storm system that developed Friday and Friday night. Let’s hope January and February are kind to us weather-wise.Wishful thinking? It’s also thought that the amount of sunshine on Christmas Day can predict spring frosts and apple harvests.“If the sun shines through an apple tree on Christmas, there will be an abundant crop of Apples in the coming year.”That Sounds like what this month was like, and there isn’t much truth to it.“The wind at the end of Midnight Mass will be the dominant wind in the coming year.
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