One of the many New Years Day weather folklore’s is “the onion calendar”.
As Donna Eszlinger explains in the podcast above, just before midnight on New Years Eve, you cut a large onion in half and separate the layers (while also removing the film between layers) and place a tsp. of salt in each “onion bowl”.
The first half is laid out with the first 6 layers, representing January to July. And, the second half is laid out with the other potion of those 6 layers representing August to December.
When you wake up in the morning, some of the salt has dissolved and created “moisture”, while other “bowls” look dry with the salt still standing in them. That represents the moisture levels for each month.
Here’s is Donna’s 2019 Onion Calendar.
…January – some moisture (not a lot)
…February – a little more than January
…March – looks a lot the same as February
…April, May & June – more moisture
…July, August & September – the most moisture of the year looks to be during these three months
…October, November & December – a little less… and could be rain or snow.
No matter the science, it will sure to fun to follow along!
Other content you might like:
Oakes, ND is trying to save their Shopko
(Amy Iler & JJ Gordon are talk-show hosts at 790 AM KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. “It Takes 2 with Amy & JJ” can be heard weekdays 11am-2pm. Follow Amy on Twitter @AmyKFGO. Follow JJ on Twitter @JJGodon701.)
