Weather lore

Proverbs are usually combined in rhyme old folk sayings about the weather and the consequences for agriculture.

History

Bauer rules are the result of observation of successive circumstances and have been passed down through generations. A farmer usually tries to take out some weather predictions and draw conclusions later upcoming events.

Most are concerned with the medium-range weather forecasting, for example, based on weather or other natural events at certain Lost Agen one month or the weather for a whole month. Also the terms of weather messenger is widespread.

Previously, the prevailing dogma that proverbs are rarely correct. And as they end of the 20th century began to check them statistically, while paying attention to the formation region of the respective rule, it was found that farmers often apply rules fairly than experience. As Jörg tile man was to consider several times in television interviews in 2004, has the time of origin of each rule and a possible shift of the calendar have since been taken into account - because the introduction of the Gregorian calendar has " brought out of step " many old proverbs. Consider it, although we, are many regional rules of astonishing reliability.

Note, however, that the vast majority of rules reflect regional experience: Without the knowledge of what area comes a rule, it is usually worthless. Therefore, there is often a Lostag conflicting rules that one may from the Baltic coast, the other from the Alpine region. Rules that were common at least for the entire Central Europe, there are very few.

A selection of weather rules

Striking is the large number of proverbs for the months of January, March and May / June (they were merged to form the most meaningful formulations), as well as those on dates as Candlemas (2nd February, see there) and Georgi / Markus (23 ./25 April. ). Including numerous " Lostage " are, for example 22./25. Jan. 22-24. Feb. 21./25. March 3./25. May 8./10. June and " dormouse " June 27.

  • On New Year's days of sunshine the year can be fruitful to us.
  • Was up to Epiphany no real winter, then no one comes behind it. ( local variants)
  • Is Epiphany bright and clear, there's good wine in the new year.
  • Big cold at Antoni tag does not like to keep a very long time. ( Anthony = 17.1. )
  • Basks the badger in light measurement weekend, 'he remains four weeks still in sei'm hole! But:
  • If it bursts in on Candlemas and snowing, spring is not far off.
  • Has the Valentin rainwater, spring is much wetter. ( Valentin = 14.2. )
  • Has Petri chair celebration still ice and much east, then bring the Feber still strong frost.
  • Märzen snow hurts the seeds.
  • There's too many rain in March, bringing the harvest little blessing.
  • If the grain are quite plentiful, so one should sow it to St. Benedict. ( Benedict = 21.3. )
  • Annunciation bright and clear, is a blessing for the whole year. ( Annunciation = 25.3. )
  • Is Rupert the sky clear, he 's gonna be in July. ( Rupert = 27.3. )
  • April does what he wants.
  • When April blows 's horn, it is well with hay and grain.
  • Was it at Ambrose beautiful and pure, it will be at Florian wilder. ( 4.4. / 4.5. )
  • Ezekiel, make it quick, do it fine, do your Lein ' the money into it. ( for flax seed April 10 )
  • Hear Waltraud not the cuckoo shrine, then he must be well frozen. ( recalled, April 9 )
  • May rain brings blessings.
  • A swarm of bees in May is worth a load of hay.
  • If crying tears of Stanislaus, bare Heller come of it. ( Stanislaus = 7.5; . Heller = silver coin )
  • Pancrazio, Servaz, Bonifazi, three frosty Lumpazi. ( = Eisheilige, May 12 to 14 )
  • Holy Nepomuk, propellant ' us Wassergüss ' back! ( Joh.Nepomuk = 16.5. )
  • People sense and June wind often change very quickly.
  • Is there in June thunderstorm, the grain is g'wiss fatter.
  • At St. Medard is clear whether 40 days the sun shines. ( Medardus = 8.6. )
  • Has Margret no sunshine, then the hay is never purely dry. ( Margret = 10.6. )
  • If St. Barnabas brings rain, then there's rich grape blessing. ( Barnabas = 11.6. )
  • The weather on the Seven Sleepers may remain seven weeks. ( Dormouse = 27.6. )
  • Sparkle today ' The Star ', soon the wind plays the Lord. (see also scintillation )
  • Bring the July hot embers, and the September gets good.
  • Maria 's home search is ordered, how it's forty days weather holds. ( Visitation = 2.7. )
  • How 's the weather in St. Margaret, the same is still four weeks. ( Margareta = 13.7; . Ancient experience with summer high / low pressure positions, often " rainy holiday " )
  • August rain acts like poison when he meets the ripening grapes. However:
  • Situated in the August rain one, so it rains honey and wine.
  • Must come a severe winter ( Dominic = 4./8.8. ) - Heat to St. Dominic
  • As the weather at Kassian, it holds many days ( Kassian = 13.8; . Conditions see Note 13 July),
  • On a fine September rain the farmer is located.
  • When in September the spiders crawl, they smell a hard winter.
  • As the weather at Magnustag, so it may be valid for four weeks. ( Magnus = 6.9. )
  • Nativity of Mary the swallows fly away ( Ma.Geburt = 8.9. )
  • Matthew when he cries instead of laughs, vinegar from the wine he makes. (Matthew = 21.9. )
  • A lot of October rain is a blessing for the fields.
  • It's raining in Santa Dionysius, the winter will certainly wet. ( Dionysus = 9.10. )
  • Ursula brings it in. herb, otherwise hit Simon and Jude bargain. ( 21 / 28.10. )
  • With Crispin are out all the flies. ( Crispin = 25.10. )
  • Sankt Wolfgang rain promises to be a year full of blessings. ( 31.10. )
  • The more snow falls in November, is the more fruitful the field.
  • Has the November a white beard, the winter will be long and hard.
  • Bring All Saints' Day ( 01:11. ) One winter, so bring Martini ( 11:11. ) One summer
  • Is it cloudy to Martini, the winter will be balmy and sweet. ( Martin = 11:11 ).
  • Fertile On cold December with snow tüchtigem follows year with plenty of clover.
  • Mild December, with much rain, is not a great blessing to the seed.
  • Flows in December, the birch juice, then get the winter no strength.
  • Christmas in the snow - Easter in clover.
  • Supervisors weather probably give eight of Christmas Day until Epiphany night ( 6.1. ), It shows you what wakes the year.

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