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    From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Tue Sep 13 07:30:18 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Furlong
    1 furlong=1/8 mile=660 feet=220 yards

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +10C, UV Index: 1
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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Wed Sep 14 07:30:24 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Vanishing Tide
    A mixed tide of considerable inequality in the two highs and two lows, so that the lower high (or higher low) may become indistinct or appear to vanish.

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +11C, UV Index: 1
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (21:3/110)
  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Thu Sep 15 07:31:08 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Syzygy
    The nearly straight-line configuration that occurs twice a month, when the Sun and the Moon are in conjunction (on the same side of Earth at the new Moon)
    and when they are in opposition (on opposite sides of Earth at the full Moon). In both cases, the gravitational effects of the Sun and the Moon reinforce
    each other, and tidal range is increased.

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +8C, UV Index: 1
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (21:3/110)
  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Fri Sep 16 07:30:38 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Spring Tide
    A tide of increased range that occurs at times of syzygy each month. Named not for the season of spring but from the German springen ("to leap up"), a spring tide also brings a lower low water.

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    --- Sorry, we are running out of queries to the weather service at the moment.
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (21:3/110)
  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Sat Sep 17 07:30:10 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Semidiurnal Tide
    A tide with one high water and one low water every half day. East Coast tides, for example, are semidiurnal, with two highs and two lows during a tidal day
    of approximately 24 hours.

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +14C, UV Index: 1
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (21:3/110)
  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Sun Sep 18 07:30:14 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Perigean Tide
    A monthly tide of increased range that occurs when the Moon is at perigee (closest to Earth).

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +19C, UV Index: 1
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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Mon Sep 19 07:30:08 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Neap Tide
    A tide of decreased range that occurs twice a month, when the Moon is in quadrature (during its first and last quarters, when the Sun and the Moon are at right angles to each other relative to Earth).

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +20C, UV Index: 1
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (21:3/110)
  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Tue Sep 20 07:30:40 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Diurnal Tide
    A tide with one high water and one low water in a tidal day of approximately
    24 hours.

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Fog +12C, UV Index: 1
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (21:3/110)
  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Wed Sep 21 07:30:24 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Apogean Tide
    A monthly tide of decreased range that occurs when the Moon is at apogee (farthest from Earth).

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +17C, UV Index: 1
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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Thu Sep 22 07:30:16 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Halcyon Days
    About 14 days of calm weather follows the blustery winds of autumn's end. The ancient Greeks and Romans believed them to occur around the time of the winter solstice, when the halcyon, or kingfisher, was brooding. In a nest floating on the sea, the bird was said to have charmed the wind and waves so that the waters were especially calm during this period.

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +12C, UV Index: 1
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (21:3/110)
  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Fri Sep 23 07:30:16 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Cat Nights
    This term harks back to the days when people believed in witches. An old Irish legend says that a witch could turn into a cat and regain herself eight times, but on the ninth time, August 17, she couldn't change back, hence the saying: "A cat has nine lives." Because August is a "yowly" time for cats, this may have prompted the speculation about witches on the prowl in the first place.

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +2C, UV Index: 1
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (21:3/110)
  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Sat Sep 24 07:30:10 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Dog Days
    These are the hottest and most unhealthy days of the year. Also known as Canicular Days, the name derives from the Dog Star, Sirius. The traditional timing of Dog Days is the 40 days beginning July 3 and ending August 11, coinciding with the heliacal (at sunrise) rising of Sirius.

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +5C, UV Index: 1
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (21:3/110)
  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Sun Sep 25 07:30:02 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Cornscateous Air
    First used by the old almanac makers, this term signifies warm, damp air. Though it signals ideal climatic conditions for growing corn, it also poses a danger to those affected by asthma, pneumonia, and other respiratory problems.

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    --- up 1 day, 10 hours, 16 minutes
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (21:3/110)
  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Mon Sep 26 07:30:08 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Midsummer Day
    June 24. Although it occurs near the summer solstice, to the farmer this day
    is the midpoint of the growing season, halfway between planting and harvest
    and an occasion for festivity. The English church considered it a "Quarter Day," one of the four major divisions of the liturgical year. It also marks
    the feast day of St. John the Baptist.

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +9C, UV Index: 1
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (21:3/110)
  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Tue Sep 27 07:31:00 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Three Chilly Saints
    Mamertus, Pancras, and Gervais were three early Christian saints. Because
    their feast days, on May 11, 12, and 13, respectively, are traditionally cold, they have come to be known as the Three Chilly Saints. An old French saying goes: "St. Mamertus, St. Pancras, and St. Gervais do not pass without
    a frost."

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +11C, UV Index: 1
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (21:3/110)
  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Wed Sep 28 07:30:14 2022
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    Plough Monday
    The first Monday after Epiphany and Plough Sunday was so called because it was the day that men returned to their plough, or daily work, at the end of the Christmas holiday. It was customary for farm laborers to draw a plough through the village, soliciting money for a "plough-light," which was kept burning in the parish church all year. In some areas, the custom of blessing the plough
    is maintained.

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +10C, UV Index: 1
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (21:3/110)
  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Thu Sep 29 07:30:10 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Sunrise/Sunset
    The visible rising and setting of the Sun's upper limb across the unobstructed horizon of an observer whose eyes are 15 feet above ground level.

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Overcast +9C, UV Index: 1
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (21:3/110)
  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Fri Sep 30 07:30:14 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Sun Fast/Slow
    When a sundial reading is behind (slow) or ahead of (fast) clock time.

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +5C, UV Index: 1
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (21:3/110)