Grayson County TXGenWeb

Predicting Weather by Special Days

Rain on MONDAY means several rainy days that week.
If the sun sets clear on TUESDAY, expect rain before Friday.
Rain on the FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH, most of month will be wet.
Rain on the FIRST SUNDAY of a month means rain on the three following Sundays.

If dandelions bloom in APRIL, a hot, dry July.
If MARCH is dry, expect plenty of rain later in season.
If no rain on JULY 2nd, no hard rain for 6 weeks afterward.
If cold before NOVEMBER 15th, expect a mild winter to follow.

If the sun sets behind clouds on THURSDAY, rain before Saturday.
If the frogs 'holler' early in a warm MARCH, they will freeze back three times before Spring really comes.
If the last FRIDAY and SATURDAY of a month have good weather, the month to come will be nice. If bad, expect bad month.
If there is bad weather on EASTER SUNDAY, the 7 Sundays following will also bring rain.
Every day over 100 degrees in JULY means one below zero during the month of January to come.

A windstorm on NEW YEAR'S DAY means floods later in the year.
The FIRST 12 DAYS OF JANUARY foretell the weather for the 12 months to come. Good days, good corresponding months. Bad or wet days, wet months.

"Fogs in August" - Old timers say that the number of fogs in AUGUST indicate the exact number of snows for the following winter. ~ small fogs - small snows, etc.