In the 18th century, Robert Thomas's Old Farmer's Almanac sought premier position in the newly formed United States.

"Luck intervened during the production of the 1816 edition, when a typesetter accidentally placed a winter weather forecast in July and Thomas's almanac was printed predicting snow in the middle of summer. Around that time, however, a volcano erupted in Indonesia and scattered dust into the skies all over the world, and a strange, cold summer ensued. It did indeed snow in July in New England. After that event, [the almanac's] oracular reputation was sealed."

[Thomas, Robert (?- ) American publisher, noted for his immensely popular Old Farmer's Almanacs]

How's the weather with you all?
Here, in Norwich, we had five inches of snow overnight, at least where I live, and that's on top of yesterday's snow cover.
Very picturesque indeed, but now I must leave you all, and head to hospital.

Stay warm, safe and above all, happy.