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August Farmers’ Rules Forecast Extended Summer, Dry Autumn and Mild Winter

Contemporary meteorological tests of Knauer’s calendar show that early-month temperature and pressure patterns align with the farmers’ rules, guiding forecasts around traditional feast-day indicators.

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Overview

  • The 100-year calendar devised by Abbot Mauritius Knauer in the 17th century connects planetary observations to seasonal weather cycles still used in August farming proverbs.
  • Modern statistical analyses from wetter.de and the Deutscher Wetterdienst confirm many of the calendar’s August rules accurately reflect recent weather patterns.
  • Early August’s below-average temperatures and regular showers align with the Hundstage rule’s forecast of a mild winter with limited snowfall.
  • Forecasts for Dominikus-Tag (Aug. 8) predict highs around 25 °C— a traditional harbinger of a harsh winter—while sunny, mid-20s conditions on Laurentius-Tag (Aug. 10) reinforce expectations of a dry autumn.
  • Predictions of widespread sunshine and temperatures above 30 °C on Kassian-Tag (Aug. 13) suggest an extended summer spell before the onset of autumn.