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Click here to listen to episode 698 of Weather Break.
Today on Weather Break, we are discussing another weather saying … “When April blows his horn, it’s good for both hay and corn.”  ”Horn” is actually an old word for thunder.  Knowing this, the term makes sense.  There are few plants on the ground, so when [...]

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Click here to listen to episode 697 of Weather Break.
Have you ever wondered where the term “raining cats and dogs” came from?  We here at Weather Break may have an answer.  A long time ago, people lived surrounded by animals, both in rural areas and in cities.  When an animal died in a city, disposing [...]

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Click here to listen to episode 690 of Weather Break.
Today is St. Joseph’s Day.  Whereas everyone seems to know about St. Patrick’s Day, St. Joseph’s Day is mainly a big deal in various eastern European traditions.  While most of the festivities on St. Joseph’s Day are social or religious, there also are some pieces of [...]

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Today, of course, is Groundhog Day– a holiday that, frankly, most meteorologists don’t really have a lot of patience for. And, to be blunt, it really isn’t much of a holiday, unless of course you happen to live in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, where the famous groundhog Punxsutawney Phil will [...]

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Click here to listen to episode 625 of Weather Break.
At this time of year, everyone wants to know what the upcoming winter is going to be like.  Good sources of information about seasonal forecasts like that include various government weather and climate agencies, private weather consulting firms, and academics.  A bad source of information about [...]

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