I just picked up The Old Farmer’s 2004 Almanac. For those interested, here are weather predictions by region (rather long):
Piedmont and Southeast Coast:
(GA, SC, NC)
April and May will be warmer than normal, with near normal rainfall in April, then heavy rains in the southeast during may.
March 14-19, rain, then sunny. 20-24, rain, chilly. 25-31, Showers, then sunny.
April 1-4, sunny, warm. 5-8, t-storms, then sunny, chilly. 9-11, sunny. 12-16, rain. 17-30, sunny, warm.
Middle Atlantic Coast:
(VA, WV, MD, S. PA)
April and May will be wetter and much warmer than normal, despite the chance for a bit of snow after the first hot spell in April. The summer will be hotter than normal, with near normal rain in the west and above normal rainfall in the east. Expect record heat in mid- to late June and almost anytime in August.
May 1-5, sunny, warm. 6-11, t-storms, then sunny, cool. 12-17, warm, humid, t-storms. 18-20, sunny.21-24, hot, t-storms. 25-27, rain. 28-31, sunny.
June 1-5, sunny, hot. 6-12, cool, showers. 13-19, sunny, warm. 20-24, sunny, record heat. 25-30, t-storms, then sunny.
July 1-3, sunny. 4-9, t-storms. 10-11, sunny. 12-25, humid, t-storms. 26-31, more comfortable, then t-storms.
Greater New York, New Jersey:
(SE NY, E PA, NJ)
Overall, the summer will be hot and wet, despite dry June with near-normal temperatures. Temperatures will continue near normal in July, but heavy thunderstorms will bring double the normal rainfall :(. After thunderstorms in early August, expect the worst heat wave in several years, with oppressive heat and humidity into midmonth.
June 1-5, sunny, hot. 6-13, showers, cool. 14-20, seasonable, showers. 21-24, hot, scattered t-storms. 25-30, sunny, warm.
July 1-3, sunny, warm. 4-10, cloudy, cool, heavy rain. 11-18, warm, heavy t-storms. 19-26, sunny, hot. 27-31, cooler, showers.
August 1-3, partly sunny, t-storms. 4-10, sunny, hot, humid. 11-16, hot, humid, scattered t-storms. 17-18, cool, showers. 19-22, sunny, hot. 23-28, t-storms, very warm. 29-31, sunny, very warm.
New England:
(CT, MA, VT, NH, ME)
After a fairly normal June and July, August will be much hotter than usual, with oppressively high humidity in the first half of the month. Other hot periods will occur in early and Late June and mid-July. Hot weather will continue in early September, with warm days in much of the month, followed by near-normal temperatures in October. September will be fairly dry, but October will have above-normal rainfall.
July 1-4, sunny, warm. 5-9, seasonable, rain south. 10-12, sunny, hot. 13-18, humid, t-storms. 19-24, sunny, hot. 25-31, t-storms, then cooler.
August 1-5, t-storms. 6-15, heat wave south, showers north. 16-18, showers, cool. 19-22, hot south, t-storms north. 23-31, t-storms, then sunny, warm.
September 1-3, sunny, hot. 4-8, t-storms, then sunny, frost north. 9-12, showers, chilly. 13-18, sunny, very warm. 19-25, very warm, showers. 26-30, showers, warm south, cool north.
October 1-3, heavy rain. 4-9, chilly, showers. 10-14, sprinkles and flurries. 15-19, rain, warmer. 20-24, sunny, cool. 25-31, rain, snow north.
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