Showing posts with label rain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rain. Show all posts

March 16 - Anniversary of the Greatest Rainfall in 24 Hours

 Posted on March 16, 2021

This is an update of my post published on March 16, 2010:


On this date in 1952, a record was set for the most rainfall in 24 hours.

The “lucky” recipient of such bounty? Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean, which received 73.6 inches or 1,869.9 mm of rain in just one day!

Yikes!

Translate that to feet or centimeters/meters to fully grasp just how much rain that is!

Reunion Island is shown here, at left.








Is it raining today?

Here are some activities to do in the rain - you don't want to miss racing Gators in the Gutters, do you?


Learn about rain, courtesy of the Weather Dude.





Make a rain gauge.

Rain is just one part of the Water Cycle. Learn more about the water cycle here.


If you live in the U.S., check out the Precipitation Analysis website. You can see how much rainfall has fallen in the last week, month, and year (see "Time Range") for the whole U.S. or, close-up, just your state, plus see the percentage above or below normal, plus more.



Write a poem about rain.
First, read these poems for inspiration:

Spring Rain
by Matsuo Basho

Spring rain
leaking through the roof
dripping from the wasps' nest.
Morning Rain
by Tu Fu

A slight rain comes,
bathed in dawn light.
I hear it among treetop leaves before mist
Arrives. Soon it sprinkles the soil and,
Windblown, follows clouds away. Deepened

Colors grace thatch homes for a moment.
Flocks and herds of things wild glisten
Faintly. Then the scent of musk opens across
Half a mountain -- and lingers on past noon. 


Puddles
by Brenda Williams

Big puddles,
Small puddles,
Puddles in the lane.
Puddles on the footpath,
Puddles near the drain.

Shiny puddles,
Muddy puddles,
Puddles that grow.
Winter puddles,
Icy puddles,
Puddles of snow.

Spring puddles,
Summer puddles,
Puddles on the grass. 
Squashy puddles,
Sploshy puddles,
Puddles to splash!


 

Rain
by Shel Silverstein

I opened my eyes
And looked up at the rain,
And it dripped in my head
And flowed into my brain,
And all that I hear as I lie in my bed
Is the slishity-slosh of the rain in my head.

I step very softly,
I walk very slow,
I can't do a handstand--
I might overflow,
So pardon the wild crazy thing I just said--
I'm just not the same since there's rain in my head.


 

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July 15 – St. Swithin's Day in Great Britain

Posted on July 15, 2013

St. Swithin's Day, if thou dost rain
For forty days it will remain;
St. Swithin's Day, if thou be fair
For forty days 'twill rain nae mair.


This bit of cute-and-folksy superstition boils down to the idea that, whether the weather on St. Swithin's Day is sunny or rainy, that sort of weather will hold for the next 40 days.

It's a bit like Groundhog Day in the U.S. It's based on the fact that people always pay attention to the weather in hopes that they can better predict future weather. And that makes sense; rainstorms often last several days, and warming trends often stick around for a while, too. That said, these special holidays that are supposed to predict future weather...don't!

Fifty-five different studies of British weather have proven that this particular superstition, like other superstitions, just doesn't match up with the facts.

How did St. Swithin's Day get started?

Well, it is said that a bishop named Swithin, who lived more than a thousand years ago, asked that he be buried out of doors. He liked the idea that people would walk over his grave and that rain would sprinkle onto his remains. Of course, the monks of Winchester, where Swithin lived, followed his directions. However, after nine years, the monks decided to build a beautiful shrine to St. Swithin inside the Winchester Cathedral, and to move his remains to this indoor shrine.

The legend tells us that, on this date in 971, there was a heavy rainstorm on St. Swithin's reburial ceremony. The tale hints that the spirit of Swithin was complaining about being moved indoors! I did not read whether or not the ceremony continued despite the storm—whether or not Swithin's remains were actually moved—whether or not it continued to rain for 40 more days that summer in 971. Really, it all happened so long ago, I probably couldn't count on such details.


Also on this date:


Mathematician Fibonacci's birthday 















Plan ahead:

Check out my Pinterest pages on July holidays, historical anniversaries in July, and July birthdays.

And here are my Pinterest pages on August holidays, historical anniversaries in August, and August birthdays.


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March 16, 2010


Anniversary of Greatest Rainfall in 24 Hours – 1952

On this date in 1952, a record was set for most rainfall in 24 hours.

The “lucky” recipient of such bounty? Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean, which received 73.6 inches or 1869.9 mm of rain in just one day!

Yikes!

Translate that to feet or centimeters/meters to fully grasp just how much rain that is!

Reunion Island is shown here, at left.









Here is another photo of Reunion Island plus info on several extreme weather records.


Is it raining today?
Here are some activities to do in the rain. Here are more (you don't want to miss racing Gators in the Gutters, do you?

Learn about rain, courtesy of the Weather Dude.

Make a rain gauge.

Rain is just one part of the Water Cycle. Learn more about the water cycle here.

If you live in the U.S., check out the Precipitation Analysis website. You can see how much rainfall has fallen in the last week, month, and year (see scroll bar in lower left corner) for the whole U.S. or, close-up, just your state, plus see the percentage above or below normal, plus more.

Write a poem about rain.
First, read these poems for inspiration:
Spring Rain
by Matsuo Basho

Spring rain
leaking through the roof
dripping from the wasps' nest.
Morning Rain
by Tu Fu

A slight rain comes,
bathed in dawn light.
I hear it among treetop leaves before mist
Arrives. Soon it sprinkles the soil and,
Windblown, follows clouds away. Deepened

Colors grace thatch homes for a moment.
Flocks and herds of things wild glisten
Faintly. Then the scent of musk opens across
Half a mountain -- and lingers on past noon.
Rain
by Shel Silverstein

I opened my eyes
And looked up at the rain,
And it dripped in my head
And flowed into my brain,
And all that I hear as I lie in my bed
Is the slishity-slosh of the rain in my head.
I step very softly,
I walk very slow,
I can't do a handstand--
I might overflow,
So pardon the wild crazy thing I just said--
I'm just not the same since there's rain in my head.
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