Happy June!
My family and I have been traveling for the past two weeks, so I am just getting a mid-June post ready. We’ve had a ton of rain this past few weeks and when we left for vacation the rye grass was about an inch tall and when we came home it is about 6 feet tall.
I had fun researching some weather lores for May, and decided that it would be fun to continue each month.
In case you missed it, a lore is “The body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature of a particular subject, typically passed from person to person by word of mouth.”
So, without further ado, here’s a little traditional weather lore for June.
- A wet June makes a dry September (can anyone say fire season is coming)
- If it rains on June 8th, known as the feast of St. Medard, it will rain again forty days later; however, if it rains on June 19th, known as St. Prottis day it will rain for the next forty days. I think the ancient prophet Noah may have some insight for us?
- If Midsummer day be ever so rainy, the walnut and hazel will be scarce; corn smitten in many a place; but apples, plums and pears will not be hurt. Midsummer day is June 24, let’s see what weather we get
- Calm weather in June sets corn in tune.
- Harvest of strawberries in June under a full strawberry moon. Also known as the rose moon the harvest of strawberries is short, but coming soon.
Do you have weather lore passed down to you? I’d love to hear it!
Have a Merry June!
