Rain or shine
Has a wet St Swithin’s Day (15 July) ever been followed by 40 wet days or a dry one by 40 dry days?
– Since 1861, according to the Met Office there is not a single instance of the legend being literally true in England. However, the late meteorologist Philip Eden did record a near miss in 1995 when only two of the 40 days following a dry St Swithin’s Day, 15 July, were wet at his home in the Home Counties.
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