In Like A Lion

It is said that if March comes in like a lion, it will go out like a lamb. Coming in like a lion is very much the case here between the swamp and the sea this year. Windy, windy, windy, and another possible freeze coming. I got to thinking about weather saying, like the one mentioned above, so I turned to the Farmer's Almanac and I found out the following.

 “If March comes in like a lion, it will go out like a lamb?”
Is there any truth to this saying??? Weather sayings are as colorful as our imagination. While many sayings are based on careful observations and turn out to be accurate, others are merely rhymes or beliefs of the people who came before us.

Those people often believed that bad spirits could affect the weather adversely, so they were cautious as to what they did or did not do in certain situations. Those beliefs often included ideas that there should be a balance in weather and life. So, if a month came in bad (like a lion), it should go out good and calm (like a lamb).

With March being such a changeable month, in which we can see warm spring-like temperatures or late-season snowstorms, you can understand how this saying might hold true in some instances. We can only hope that if March starts off cold and stormy it will end warm and sunny, but the key word is hope. However, this saying seems be to more of a rhyme rather than a true weather predictor.

Some other March related lore includes:
A dry March and a wet May?Fill barns and bays with corn and hay.
As it rains in March so it rains in June.
March winds and April showers? Bring forth May flowers.
What will the weather be like in March?

My Gramps always told me that you had to plant potatoes when it was dark nights in February, so this is what I did, but now have to defend the plants against the lion of March.

Anyway I do hope the wind will lay a bit and I can be back on the water full time. After all I am a fisherman and not a farmer.

Old Captain sends.