Pat Shingleton for July 15, 2008
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The Bishop of Winchester was a Benedictine monk who died July 2, 862. He requested to be buried outside so the rain would fall on his grave.
There was a mix-up in the arrangements; he was entombed in a cathedral and a long drought began. As noted in previous Weather News articles, once buried outside, the drought ended and the rain returned for 40 days.
The English tradition states if it rains on July 15, St. Swithin’s Day, it will rain for 40 days. This tradition seems to apply only to England.
“St. Swithin’s Day if thou dost rain, for 40 days it will remain. St. Swithin’s Day if thou be fair, for 40 days ’twill rain nae mair.”
Fastcast: Dry, lower humidity.
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