196th day of 2007 - 169 remaining
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Sometime in the late 800s-900s, there lived a man named Swithun or
Swithin. He was the Bishop of Winchester in Old England. For some
unknown reason - since Bishop Swithin was not particularly famous -
his remains were transferred to Winchester Cathedral on this day in
971.
It so happened that there was a heavy rainfall on this same day. Some
say Bishop Swithin was angry about the move and caused the downpour.
From then on, according to an old English adage, if it should rain on
July 15th, it will rain for forty days thereafter.
Are you weather forecasters paying attention?
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