Tuesday
Feb022010
Concord Charlie
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at 09:33AM ;)
Ah, Groundhog Day -- the annual event when intelligent, civilized human beings turn their fates over to eyesight of the groundhog, an overgrown rodent who brings bad weather if he sees his shadow.
Our local viviparous quadruped weather predictor is Concord Charlie, in Athens, WV. Although Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil is the most well-known of the groundhogs, there are a number of other groundhogs, including "Buckeye Chuck" and "Spanish Joe," who make the February 2 ceremonies.
No report yet from Concord Charlie, but it is snowing here, so maybe he won't see his shadow.
Personally, I'm sticking with the Old Farmer's Almanac forecast. Hard winter is yet to come.
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Reader Comments (3)
Oi ! As Oi commented to yerself yesterdye, we've a roit mess at Hill House. Sleet + snow = SLOW--tis a wonder if we keep off our collective arse and on our pins!
That uncertain trumpet, the BDT, proclaims C. Charlie saw his penumbra through the snow. How could they tell?
Had all the hard winter I can stand, thank you.
Time for SPRING!
Unfortunately, according to the Old Farmer's Alamanac, we've still got a good bit of winter before us -- the outlook for Bluefield:
Feb 5-7: Flurries, cold; Feb 8-10: Sunny, mild; Feb 11-16: Snowy periods, cold; Feb 17-19: Rain to snow; Feb 20-23: Sunny, mild; Feb 24-28: Rain to snow, then snow showers, cold.
MARCH 2010: temperature 38° (6° below avg.); precipitation 3" (1" below avg.); Mar 1-4: Snowy periods, cold; Mar 5-8: Snow showers, cold; Mar 9-10: Rain, mild; Mar 11-14: Snowy periods, cold; Mar 15-19: Rain and wet snow, chilly, 20-24 Showers, then sunny, chilly; Mar 25-31: Rainy periods; cool, then mild.