Clara Casts

Clara Hoover, Sheridan Historical Society Founder, Endowed with 'Folk' Weather Skills; Provides Bi-Annual Predictions

The signs Clara reviews to interpret upcoming weather are wooly worms and persimmon seeds.

The Woolly Worm Status & Meaning:

  • Brown - A Mild Winter
  • Black - Cold-All the way through!
  • White - Snow
  • Black on each end - Cold
  • Brown on each end - Mild

Interpretation of Persimmon Seeds:

  • Knife - Cold
  • Fork - Snow and Winds
  • Spoon - Heavy Snows
Summer 2008 Forecast