March is here, and this is the month where the old saying says it's either "In like a lion and out like a lamb" or "In like a lamb and out like a lion." I think the thunderstorm last night and today qualifies this as a "lion" way to start the month (here in Fort Wayne). So that means it should end with nice weather. Right? (We should ask that groundhog someday. Get on that, Frank).
Does anyone know the origin of the saying? According to the Weather Guys "in like a lion, out like a lamb" is true for most locations because the average temperature at the end of the month is higher than at the beginning. But... they also say, "The phrase apparently has its origins with the constellations Leo, the Lion, and Aries, the ram or lamb. It has to do with the relative positions of these constellations in the sky at the beginning and end of the month. But don't take my word for it, check out this illustrative cartoon from the Stargazer himself, Jack Horkheimer."
That's the best I could come up with. Any other info out there?
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There's always that moment every year when I hear the first rumble of the first thunderstorm of the season where I think my still just exploded.
Yeah, and as I look out the window it is currently a white-out again. March is a moody one.
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