Old Farmer’s Almanac Summer 2020 Predictions For Hudson Valley

With the spring season mostly gone, thoughts are now turning to the summer in the Hudson Valley.

The Old Farmer’s Almanac, founded in 1792, is predicting our area can expect "sizzle and drizzle" weather in the coming summer months.

In June, the Almanac predicts our state will see an average of 67 degree temperatures, two degrees above the normal temperature. Precipitation of 2.5 inches is predicted, one inch below the average.

Summer officially begins with the solstice on Saturday, June 20.

For most of the United States, summer’s hottest periods won’t occur until July. “Summer’s steamiest weather will hold off until mid-July in most areas,” said Almanac editor Michael Steinberg.

While the summer is expected to be a scorcher across the United States in 2020, the Old Farmer’s Almanac also predicts elevated amounts of rainfall from Texas to Canada, and eastward to the Atlantic Ocean.

The Almanac’s weather forecast methodology comes from a secret formula that was created by its founder, Robert Thomas, in 1792. The exact prediction process remains a secret, but the periodical discloses it uses solar science, climatology and meteorology to make its forecasts.

The Old Farmer’s Almanac, which is not to be confused with its rival forecast predictor, Farmers’ Almanac, is North America’s oldest continuously published periodical, according to its website.