Featuring helpful tips for amateur forecasters on how to predict the weather, an entertaining compilation of timeless weather folklore, trivia, facts, wisdom, and records is organized into sections that cover Months, Seasons, and Climate; Cold Spells, Snow, and Hail; Sunshine, Heat-waves, and Droughts; Cloud, Rain, and Flood; and Storm, Wind, and Tornadoes.
Leslie Alan Horvitz is a freelance writer, specializing in science. The editor of The Quotable Scientist and Level 4: Virus Hunters of the CDC, he is the author of three forthcoming books: The Brain: Frontiers of Science, Eureka: A History of Scientific Breakthroughs, and Hows of Blues: What We Know About Depression and Manic Depression. He lives in New York City.