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15 Jul 15 - 06:44 AM (#3723751) Subject: Folklore: Saint Swithun's Day - How is it for You? From: Jack Blandiver St. Swithun's day if thou dost rain for forty days it will remain St. Swithun's day if thou be fair for forty days 'twill rain nae mair. So far so good up here on the Fylde, but it's only 11.40 BST.... |
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15 Jul 15 - 06:57 AM (#3723756) Subject: RE: Folklore: Saint Swithun's Day - How is it for You? From: Dave the Gnome Glorious here in Airedale. But, as you say, early days yet. Let's hope it stays that way and St Swithun does the trick for us :-) |
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15 Jul 15 - 06:58 AM (#3723757) Subject: RE: Folklore: Saint Swithun's Day - How is it for You? From: GUEST,Raggytash Tis my son and hairy's 28th birthday today. |
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15 Jul 15 - 12:30 PM (#3723827) Subject: RE: Folklore: Saint Swithun's Day - How is it for You? From: Waddon Pete Darn....it rained. Peter |
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15 Jul 15 - 12:39 PM (#3723830) Subject: RE: Folklore: Saint Swithun's Day - How is it for You? From: Dave the Gnome Still good here. Managed to mow the lawn but the 'trigger' on the mower broke. Does that mean it will remain broke and fastened up with tape for 40 days? |
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15 Jul 15 - 12:44 PM (#3723833) Subject: RE: Folklore: Saint Swithun's Day - How is it for You? From: GUEST,mg we few, we proud, we band of brothers. |
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15 Jul 15 - 12:59 PM (#3723836) Subject: RE: Folklore: Saint Swithun's Day - How is it for You? From: Jack Blandiver A little winy out, but glorious clear skies & amazing views of Snowdonia across the Irish Sea from Cleveleys. And me without a camera... |
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15 Jul 15 - 02:07 PM (#3723846) Subject: RE: Folklore: Saint Swithun's Day - How is it for You? From: ClaireBear Sunny and clear in California (big surprise there!), after a refreshing (and rather unusual) precipitating mist this morning. Some rain is forecast for early next week, and I hope Swithun will be kind enough to allow it to come down on schedule -- we need it! Now, where's my gin and tonic? |
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15 Jul 15 - 02:43 PM (#3723849) Subject: RE: Folklore: Saint Swithun's Day - How is it for You? From: GUEST,mg I think I got my saints mixed up. |
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15 Jul 15 - 05:57 PM (#3723879) Subject: RE: Folklore: Saint Swithun's Day - How is it for You? From: Steve Shaw We had one millimetre in the couple of hours after midnight. I've been trying to find out whether some obscure ancient calendar or other can be applied that puts the rain back to the day before. Guinness Book of Records: ".....There was a brilliant 13 1/2 hr sunshine in London on 15th July 1924, but 30 of the next 40 days were wet. On 15th July 1913, there was a 15-hr downpour, yet it rained on only 9 of the subsequent 40 days in London." |
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15 Jul 15 - 08:54 PM (#3723901) Subject: RE: Folklore: Saint Swithun's Day - How is it for You? From: ChanteyLass Raining now in Rhode Island, where it has rained on and off all day. Uh-oh! |
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16 Jul 15 - 01:10 AM (#3723934) Subject: RE: Folklore: Saint Swithun's Day - How is it for You? From: LadyJean We've had a wet summer in Western PA, but it didn't rain today. Thank you St. Swithin. |
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16 Jul 15 - 03:43 AM (#3723942) Subject: RE: Folklore: Saint Swithun's Day - How is it for You? From: Jack Blandiver Next day - and the sun's still shining... |
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16 Jul 15 - 03:49 AM (#3723944) Subject: RE: Folklore: Saint Swithun's Day - How is it for You? From: GUEST,heisenberg its not raining here in barmer..waiting for some showers. it's a cloudy day windows 7 product ky |
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16 Jul 15 - 05:23 AM (#3723957) Subject: RE: Folklore: Saint Swithun's Day - How is it for You? From: GUEST,Peter Laban While the 15th was an almost summery day in Co Clare (probably the first we had so far), today it's 14 C with strong winds. A day much like the ones we get in February. |
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16 Jul 15 - 05:32 AM (#3723961) Subject: RE: Folklore: Saint Swithun's Day - How is it for You? From: Dave the Gnome It was sunny in Airedale all day. Rain forecast for weekend though. |
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16 Jul 15 - 05:55 AM (#3723965) Subject: RE: Folklore: Saint Swithun's Day - How is it for You? From: bubblyrat Cloudy but dry here in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire (for now anyway ). |
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16 Jul 15 - 06:12 AM (#3723970) Subject: RE: Folklore: Saint Swithun's Day - How is it for You? From: banjoman The story of where this myth came from is interesting. Its about moving the saint's bones to Winchester Cathedral from up here in northern Hampshire. It rained all day and its believed that the saint was not amused at being disturbed . Probably some more knowledgeable catter will correct or provide more detail. It rained here so dig out the raingear. As a former employee of the Met Office, I am certain that there is no scientific evidence to support the myth, but the met Office have been wrong before (Hurricane Mr Fish) |
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16 Jul 15 - 11:48 AM (#3724054) Subject: RE: Folklore: Saint Swithun's Day - How is it for You? From: GUEST,Pete from seven stars link It was my birthday yesterday, so of course I knew it was st swithins . I did have a little doubt when jack, I think, on another thread earlier said it was the 14 th. anyway, I have never known the saying to be correct..... |
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16 Jul 15 - 11:52 AM (#3724055) Subject: RE: Folklore: Saint Swithun's Day - How is it for You? From: GUEST Just a bit of amusing superstition but you don't want to live your life counting on it. |
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16 Jul 15 - 11:53 AM (#3724056) Subject: RE: Folklore: Saint Swithun's Day - How is it for You? From: GUEST OK, I'll get my coat now, will I? |
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16 Jul 15 - 12:38 PM (#3724071) Subject: RE: Folklore: Saint Swithun's Day - How is it for You? From: Thompson It's been absolutely beautiful in the east of Ireland all summer; today it's pouring rain all day. My mother's theory on St Swithin's was that if the weather changed drastically in the few days around that date, the weather would stick to whatever it changed to. So it seems likely that our summer is over. |