My prediction is that I won’t have to burn much this winter. Heat coming out of the ground, that has built up this summer, should keep us warm most of the winter. Lol. Have had 30 days over 100 degrees so far and only 1/3 of the way through August. Previous record was 14 days over 100. Have had several days up to 112 and quite a few at 108. Needless to say, have not been scrounging any wood lately, but 3 year plan is well in hand, so no worries. If it ever gets below 80 again when I have a day off, will get back to it. What is your prediction for your area? Happy hoarding!
Been a terrible heat wave. Those temps you mentioned above, 108... 112... are you talking the heat index or actual temp?
The heat has been terrible in many places. Here in MI we've had close to a more normal summer. We feared a hot one after a few hot spells in Spring but overall it has not been too bad. Have not run air conditioner much this year. We're now into a spell with temps in 70's and some nights in 50's. Typically August starts bringing cooler nights toward the second half of the month.
If there's any truth to the woolly bear caterpillar winter predictions, then it's going to be like Siberia here in New England The caterpillar I saw in my driveway yesterday was solid black.
Always hard to predict what the weather will be in a few months let alone a few days. At least your firewood is getting a nice tan! Be nice and dry come December thats for sure! Weve had a dry Summer and drought in the NE too. Last Summer was the exact opposite.
Well tell whoever opened Hell's door to shut it behind them! Someone should come up with some kind of heat storage 'device', that could soak up the heat and then release slowly over a 'needed rate. And I know some smartie pants will say "far-wood does that..." Yeah, not what I'm talking about....
Just saw that the farmers almanac is predicting a cold winter for a lot of the US. I’m pretty sure the just flip a coin though, lol.
I am planning on a cold winter, in my limited experience on this rock it seems that after a hot dry summer with drought conditions the winters are usually rather cold. I believe this spring was a La Niña so I am looking for colder temps.
Prediction in bold below for those who don't care to read the background to the guess. Making some small improvements around the house that might yield some big results for me. First- replaced the old hot water heater that failed (went from a 30 gallon to a 50 gallon). Thought about doing the on demand /high efficiency thing but ultimately decided to keep it with the tank and have it exhausted atmospherically b/c I like having it on a pilot light and if the power goes out- with city water / city sewer / natural gas- we have full water capabilities if the power goes down- which happens more often than you'd initially think in south western Connecticut. Wife: 4 1/2 months pregnant right now is going to be working from home starting next week from here on out.... going to install a 4 zone mini split system. At first I thought all they did was cooling, but I was totally blown away to learn of the heating capabilities. My first thoughts were it would take the edge off with the shoulder season in the fall and spring. Now I was a bit of skeptic, and I guess I still am but I was in Newfoundland, Canada recently (as some of you know) introducing my wife and daughter to my family that they hadn't met yet due primarily to the pandemic and travel restrictions. To make a long story even longer.... I was completely stunned to have all my cousins and their friends tell me they all use the mini splits through the winter. I'm still at a loss b/c I thought the heat pumps didn't work below freezing, but clearly I was wrong. With the 4 zones I'm thinking my wife will be set during work, and if she wants to set it different for the little ones depending on the season then we can do that. So all that being said- I'll be burning 24 month dry wood for the first time, and I'm set for the 3 year plan now. Next year starts my burning of 36 month dry wood. I'm also the guy that gets a ton of compressed wood brick and use approximately half a pallet a year. 1 pallet = 1 ton. Since this is I think the driest wood I've ever burned, I'm thinking my wood fuel consumption will go down. When exactly we start burning is anyone's guess, and how much wood we use I'm probably more interested to know than anyone else- but here's my guess. Even without the split system installed, I'd guess we burn 3 cord of wood and 1/2 pallet of wood bricks this year. Once the split system is installed I'd bet next year I get more into the 2 cord & half pallet of wood bricks range.
Snakehead fish Rattle snakes Various cold intolerant bees Molds and fungi Stuff that needs a good cold spell to die off here.
I predict there will be warmer than normal days, colder than normal days, and normal days. Some will be sunny,some cloudy. Snow will come and go several times. There will even be some rainy days. Nights will be dark. All this will take place between October and April.
Im predicting an early fall based on how dark the salmon already are so I'll probably burn a little more than last year. The good news is almost every rack is a power hitter. The bad news is since were building I only have about 2 cords css at out current house and nothing css at the new build yet.
