Jeff Woodward has been practising the art of pig spleen weather forecasting for over 20 years. He recently released his forecast for January through June.
Jeff Woodward isn't a meteorologist, but he has prepared a forecast for the rest of winter and spring that has some flavour. Jeff Woodward isn't a meteorologist, but he has prepared a forecast for the rest of winter and spring that has some flavour.
The tradition dates back hundreds of years to rural Sweden, where Woodward's ancestors believed pigs could predict what kind of winter their farm could expect. Wickstrom said the spleen could be used for more than just weather forecasting — claiming it could even reverse baldness, by wrapping it around a person's head.
Environment and Climate Change Canada senior climatologist David Phillips, left, and Jeff Woodward battled it out over the weather at an agriculture event in 2018. Woodward doesn't know if he's as accurate as his uncle, but he is surprised how often his predictions come true."My son is interested. I have a cousin in Saskatoon that's interested and some other relatives that do have an interest in it," said Woodward.The six-month prediction — compiled from 11 spleens to get an average forecast — shows average temperatures from January through March, with above-average precipitation.
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