Ice in November to hold a duck...

[Graham]

Ice in November to hold a duck nothing thereafter but slush and muck.

 

Well the ducks are standing on stiff water. Does anyone place any credence on these old sayings?

 

Interesting to note that the three coldest winters in living memory all started just after Xmas with nothing to note in November.

 

As the days grow longer the cold grows stronger.

[skyhuck]

As the days grow longer the cold grows stronger.

 

I would say this is true, March can be savage!!, IME.

[Andy Collins]

-7C here last night, hope it doesnt drop much more than that!! Interestingly the Met office poo-poohed the old wives tales the other day, saying they use scientific ways to predict the weather, yet I saw in the Telegraph that they forecast a mild winter for us, whereas all the natural indicators point to a harsh winter.

[Mike Hill]

Ice in November to carry a Truck,best have your wood cut or your going to be

....ed.

 

Thats something I just made up.I doubt it will Rhyme in Norwegian.

[chaffey]

I love the saying 'rain before seven fine after eleven'. Not always right but a good % of the time it is right. Those old wives knew what they were on about didn't they:lol:

[Gollum]

my favourite is one rook together is a sign of bad weather

[mdvaden]

It was pretty cold here in Oregon too.

 

We just got a shot of what would be considered colder than usual January temperatures during any winter. Rarely do we see the teens.

 

And we just got down to 18 degree F.

 

That would be (minus) - 7.7 degrees C.

 

Now we are back above freezing a little bit.