Local problems will get most of the attention this month. Farmers in the Carolinas will join those in west Texas and Montana with the concern over lack of rainfall during the young growing season. Tornado threats will remain through the end of the month as the stormy battle lines migrate north to Minnesota and Pennsylvania. Look inside the 2001 edition of Blum's Almanac for a more detailed weather forecast for your section of the country. The moon will very nearly return in 6,585 days to today's position in its orbital geometry relative to the earth and sun.
Lunar gravitation affects the major circulation patterns of the earth's atmosphere.
Thus, large-scale weather events can be predicted with some accuracy if one looks back at the country's weather 18.03 years ago. The strength of lunar gravitation will be peaking during 2000 on July 1st. In the wake of this tidal peak, air mass interactions will intensify while more sluggish weather patterns will be associated with times of weakest lunar gravitational pull. Consequently, the number of storms during the national tornado season should be much above normal while the hurricane season will be less active than normal. The lowest temperature of the day will occur about sunrise, not at midnight as you might think.