Winter 2002

(December 2001-February 2002)

May 2002

Look at Pennsylvania in both of the maps above. The winter had above normal temperatures, and May had below normal temperatures. So this piece of folklore seems perfectly true, but is it?

Would you tell someone it's going to be cold on May 1st just because you remember January was warm?

the other pages on this site will help guide you through deciding whether or not you want to pack your coat based on a simple rhyme.

.who doffs his coat on a winter's day will gladly put it on in may.

.the science.   .the folklore.

.the evidence.

.sources.

danielle chirip

GEOS 371