Weather Lore

8th June
If on the 8th of June it rain
That foretells a wet harvest,men sayen
True in 2003
15 th St Vitus`s Day
If St vitus day be rainy weather
It will rain for 40 days together.
Not a drop of rain in 2003,04,05,06,09,10
2007, 22mm rain fell and it rained for 25 days
24 th St John`s Day
Before St John`s Day we pray for rain:
After that we get it anyhow
True in 2003.False in 2007,2008,2009,2010
General
When it is hottest in June, the corresponding days of next February will be coldest.
Never has been true
Sow beans in the mud,
they`ll grow like wood.
"Flaming"June
True in 2003,2006,2009,
False in 2007, 2008 and half of 2010

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2010
A real Jeckyll and Hyde month, with
wild fluctuations in temperature.The
plants finally began to grow during the
second half of June,although struggled
as a result of the dry weather.Hose
pipes were needed by the end of the month.
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