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Originally Posted by stevej37
Growing up in MI..we were always told that if Phil saw his shadow...6 more weeks of winter.
If Phil didn't see his shadow...only a month and a half more winter.
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I’m pretty sure no winter in Michigan is ever over by Mid-March no matter what Phil sees or what the celestial positions say.
Sometimes, even, celestial winter is nicer than celestial spring in Michigan.
Either way, April is the cruelest month because April weather typically fluctuates between winter and spring. I’ve seen snow in mid May!
In my neck of the woods, starting an outdoor garden before June 1 is dumb.
Here on the 45th Parallel there is pretty much 6 months of winter and 6 months of summer, usually. In the UP there’s 8 months of winter and 4 months of poor sledding.