Explore: Weather Lore

Weather lore is the body of informal folklore related to the prediction of the weather and its greater meaning. Much like regular folklore, weather lore

Earthquake weather is a type of weather popularly believed to precede earthquakes. Since ancient times, the notion that weather can somehow foreshadow

special meal would be had, and the day was traditionally linked with weather lore. Although many of its traditions died out in the 20th century, it is

needed] However, as fruit production for a given summer is related to weather conditions the previous summer, with warm, dry summers increasing the amount

Seven Sleepers as well as one of the best-known bits of traditional weather lore (expressed as a proverb) remaining in German-speaking Europe. The atmospheric

Christmas for several Canadian cities. The year 2006 saw some of the warmest weather on record, with such places as Quebec City experiencing their first green

The weather rock or weather stone is a humorous display that pokes fun at the intricate technology used in modern weather forecasts, as well as the fact

seeing its shadow and the subsequent arrival time of spring-like weather. The weather lore was brought from German-speaking areas where the badger (German:

Svithun” after him. The name of Swithun is best known today for a British weather lore proverb, which says that if it rains on St Swithun's day, 15 July, it

temperatures will remain below freezing. The January thaw is believed to be a weather singularity. A possible physical mechanism for such phenomena was offered