Here’s How Crickets Can Tell You the Tempature Outside
Apparently, a cricket can tell you what the temperature is outside, and it's a fun thing that you can show off to your friends and kids.
Living in the Midwest, you have most likely heard of weather folklore. Most of which is winter folklore. We are talking about how a wolly worm or a persimmon seed can tell you how bad a winter you are going to get. There are also some newer ones that I recently heard of, like how the corn can tell you how bad a winter we will get. Another one involves an onion, which can tell you how much snow we will get.
There are other cool weather hacks and tricks that you can do throughout the year, too, that I'm always learning about. This is an example of one. Did you know that a cricket can tell you what the temperature is outside?
Cricket Thermometer Method
Fun fact for you: you can actually check the temperature outside by counting cricket chirps. Imagine relaxing outside this summer or fall, listening to the crickets. That background noise that you hear can actually be pretty useful. That's right, you can put that noise to good use. Honestly, I had no idea this was even a thing, and if you're curious about how to find the temperature by the cricket chirps, it's super simple. According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, here's what to do:
Just count the number of chirps in 14 seconds, then add 40 to get the temperature.
The number you get will be an approximation of the outside temperature.
Example: 30 chirps + 40 = 70°F
Pretty fascinating, right? Of course, if you are terrible at math like I am, you can always pull out your phone and check the temperature. However, I think it would be pretty cool to test this out with friends or your kids just for the fun of it.