A Cold Winter

שבט         זה אגיד לכם נצח סוף שבט עת קר (This I say to you, forever the end of Shvat is a cold time). Some claim this phrase is from the רמ"א. The uniqueness of the phrase is that it has all the 22 alphabets of the Alef Bais without repeating a single alphabet. .................................................................................................................................. The אליה רבה תרפ"ה quotes from ר' אייזיק דרשן, If Rosh Chodesh  שבט falls on a Wednesday (Friday 3d) then it will be a cold winter & lots of snow. The siman for it is "ויגש" יום ו' ג' שבט,שלג גדול יהיה וקר