St Swithin's Day, if it does rain
Full forty days, it will remain
St Swithin's Day, if it be fair
For forty days, t'will rain no more.
Statistics show that there is very little truth in the saying. No occasions in the weather record show a period of wet or dry weather lasting that long after a rainy or dry 15 July. Some years have come close - in 1976, 38 of the following 40 days were dry across southern England but this followed heavy showers and thunderstorms on the evening of the 15th itself.

St Swithin's Day, if it does rain
Full forty days, it will remain
St Swithin's Day, if it be fair
For forty days, t'will rain no more.
Las estadisticas demuestran que poca verdad hay en el refran. No hay constancia de que haya existido tan largo periodo de tiempo seco o lluvioso despues del 15 de julio. Algunos anios ha estado cerca - en 1976, no llovio durante 38 de los 40 dias siguientes al 15 de julio en el sur de Inglaterra, pero en este caso, se contradice la tradicion, ya que el 15 habia sido un dia excepcionalmente lluvioso y torrencial.
The weather today:
Cloudy
18C
UV Index: 1 Low
Wind: From the Southwest at 18 mph
Dew Point: 16C
Humidity: 89%
Visibility: 6 miles
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