almanac for today.... also weather forecast for a few months!

April and May will be cooler and drier than normal.

Summer temperatures will be below normal, on average, with the hottest periods in early and late July and mid-

August. Rainfall will be slightly above normal in the north and slightly below normal in the south.

September temperatures and rainfall will be near normal. October temperatures will be above normal, on average, with below-normal rainfall.

Today in History

Gen. MacArthur arrived in Australia to assume supreme command of the Allied forces (WW II), 1942.

Today in Weather History —

Snowstorm central and SW Tennessee; Memphis got 18.5 inches, 1892.

Advice of the Day —

Never put your hand out farther than you can draw it back again. --Irish proverb