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

Winter 2009 - 2010

November - December
Snow, cold; wet spells, followed by mild times then blizzard.

January - February
Snow, cold; wet spells, then blizzard.

March - April
Mild, snow; wet spells, blizzard, cold.

Folk Weathercaster Notes

• August had 13 fogs. (# of snows)
• Black wooly worms indicate the weather would be all the same this season!