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1879 Weather thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
LISTENING TO BIRDS
When the birds - especially the bluejays - seem to chatter more than usual, expect a storm within 24 hours.
Virginia Williams, Burlington, Iowa
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Current Rating: 4.5 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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1855 Weather thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
WATCHING DEER
If you see deer out feeding in the early afternoon, expect a change in the weather in 24 to 48 hours.
Glen Fritz, Burlington, Iowa
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Current Rating: 4.6 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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FORECASTING THE WEATHER
Eighteen hours elapse from the first snowflake to the last in a northeaster.
Anonymous
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Current Rating: 4.2 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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1807 Weather thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
BARAK'S OTHER WEATHER MEGARULE
Expect fair weather for at least 12 more hours if you see a red sky at night, bees swarming, a gray morning sky, very high clouds, a late-afternoon rainbow, steadily rising camp smoke, morning mist rising from mountain ravines, a sky full of stars, a sea that appears darker than the sky at dawn, or a large number of bats flying in the early evening.
Barak Rosenshine, professor of education, Urbana, Illinois
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Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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BARAK'S WEATHER MEGARULE
Plan for stormy weather if there is a red sun at morn, no dew or frost at night, a rainbow in the morning, a ring around the moon, or if insects are bothersome, swallows fly low, campfire smoke heads straight up and then beats downward, breezes expose the underside of leaves, distant sounds carry farther, ax heads tighten up, or frogs croak loudly.
Barak Rosenshine, professor of education, Urbana, Illinois
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Current Rating: 4.3 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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1759 Weather thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
FORECASTING THE WEATHER
A storm from the Northeast lasts three days.
Joseph Liberkowski, ex-ocean lifeguard, Medford Lakes, New Jersey
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.5 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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1735 Weather thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
FORECASTING THE WEATHER
If you see cirrus clouds in the sky, the weather will change.
Joseph Liberkowski, ex-ocean lifeguard, Medford Lakes, New Jersey
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Current Rating: 4.7 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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1711 Weather thumb thumb thumb thumb
FORECASTING THE WEATHER
The last spring frost comes after the daffodils bloom, plus three sugar snows.
Anonymous
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.1 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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1687 Weather thumb thumb thumb thumb
FORECASTING THE WEATHER
A curdly sky never leaves the ground dry.
Anonymous
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Current Rating: 4.3 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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FORECASTING THE WEATHER
If the snow looks like meal, it will snow a great deal.
Betty Winklowski, Hamburg, New York
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Current Rating: 4.9 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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FORECASTING THE WEATHER
Whatever the weather on the first of the month, you'll have the opposite weather for the rest of the month.
Phyllis Johns, Snyder, New York
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Current Rating: 3.5 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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