Farmers Almanac Predicts Fall Weather For Texas & New Mexico

The pretty much, mostly always, accurate "Old" Farmers Almanac has decided what they think west Texas and southern New Mexico are in for this fall. Think they're right?

The Farmers Almanac has been around forever and has a pretty solid history of being accurate with weather forecasts. They, like the weather people on TV, aren't always right but they do seem to have a better record than most.

Here's their guess, errr, forecast, for the desert southwest ...

Note - this info is from the "Old" Farmers Almanac, not the "Farmers Almanac". Yes, there are two and, while the differences are subtle, they are not the same.

What's The Difference Between The 2 Almanacs?

The "old" Farmers Almanac is truly a little older, (it was first published in 1792 while the Farmers Almanac came along in 1818), and each uses different methods of predicting the weather.

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• Old Farmers - Predictions are made based on solar activity, prevailing weather patterns and meteorology and, in recent years, they have started using satellite data, jet stream patterns and ocean temperature records. - weareiowa.com
• "New" Farmers - The rookie pulls together mathematical and astronomical equations like solar activity, lunar tidal activity and how the planets are aligned. They do NOT use satellite data. - weareiowa.com

What Does The Old Farmers Almanac Say About Fall?

According to the old guys map, west Texas and most of New Mexico will be cool and dry.

They predicted hot and dry for summer but, lately, it's been cooler and raining like crazy so; will they call Fall correctly? We'll soon see ...