Ohio expected to have a hot and rainy summer, Old Farmer's Almanac says

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11-04-2025

Ohioans, get ready for a hot, wet American summer.
According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, it's going to be a "scorcher" this summer, with many areas of the U.S. experiencing hot and dry conditions. Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, on the other hand, are expected to be hot and rainy.
Here's what to know.
The exact start date of summer depends on whom you ask. Climate scientists often identify June 1 as the first day of the meteorological summer.
For those tuned in to the astronomical calendar, summer doesn't start until a few weeks later. The summer solstice, the astronomical start of summer, is Sunday, June 20.
According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, summer 2024 was one of the hottest summers on record, with a nationwide average temperature of 73.8 degrees, which is about two and a half degrees above normal.
Unfortunately, it looks like this summer will be "just as intense," with hotter-than-normal temperatures forecast across most of the U.S., except for the Northwest and southern Florida.
Summer temperatures, on average, will be hotter than normal around the country this year, including the Midwest. However, above-normal rainfall is also forecast in states south of the Great Lakes, including Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio.
So what's considered hot for Cincinnati? Here's a look at the area's average monthly high and low temperatures, according to the National Weather Service:
June: An average high of 82.6 degrees and a low of 62.13 degrees.
July: An average high of 86 degrees and a low of 65.94 degrees.
August: An average high of 85.32 degrees and a low of 64.68 degrees.
September: An average high of 78.90 degrees and a low of 57.30 degrees.
Here's a look at the average precipitation amounts for Cincinnati during the summer, according to the National Weather Service:
June: 4.75 inches.
July: 3.83 inches.
August: 3.43 inches.
September: 3.11 inches.
According to USA TODAY, the Old Farmer's Almanac has made a name for itself by providing annual long-term weather forecasts. The book also gives readers full moon dates, recipes and various self-help tips.
But these big-picture weather predictions should be taken with a grain of salt, some weather experts say.
Both the Old Farmer's Almanac, which began in 1792, and the Farmer's Almanac, which started in 1818, began more than a century before satellite weather tracking became a practice.
The Old Farmer's Almanac says its secret weather-predicting formula was devised in 1792 by its founder, Robert B. Thomas, and notes that the formula is "locked in a black box" at the almanac's offices to this day.
Includes reporting by USA TODAY.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Old Farmer's Almanac: Ohioans should expect a hot and rainy summer