The British weather is notorious for its changeability. While foreign visitors find it refreshing, the British try to adapt to the vagaries of a climate which can produce all four seasons in one day.
As a keen gardener I am very aware of being at the mercy of the weather. I am also aware that our climate is changing. Plants which would previously perish in our winters are now surviving to delight us year after year.
I decided to examine weather lore to see if the present conditions still adhered to the old beliefs.Have a look at my daily records and see if the actual weather bears out the prophesies and beliefs of country folk passed down through generations. Is global warming really affecting our climate or do the old beliefs still hold good.?