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Does anyone happen to know if any 'serious' research has been done into the validity of the folklore saying,
"Red sky at night, shepherd's delight, Red sky in morning, fisherman's warning." Just wondered! Steve J |
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"Steve Jackson" wrote in message
... Does anyone happen to know if any 'serious' research has been done into the validity of the folklore saying, "Red sky at night, shepherd's delight, Red sky in morning, fisherman's warning." Just wondered! Hi, Steve, Red sky at night, shepherds delight Red sky in the morning, shepherds warning I think you've mixed the shepherds and sailors up! It's either one or the other, but not a mixture. When I lived in Scarborough it was sailors, now in Copley it's shepherds. To answer your question, I think it's been shown to be one of the more accurate folklore sayings. Something to do with most of our weather coming from the west and the sun lighting cloud layers from below. A google search will answer more fully. Don't know whether the research is serious enough for you or not, but it seems to help our farmers. Hope that helps a little, Ken |
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Steve Jackson wrote:
Does anyone happen to know if any 'serious' research has been done into the validity of the folklore saying, "Red sky at night, shepherd's delight, Red sky in morning, fisherman's warning." "Red sky at night, shepherd's house alight, Red sky in morning, shepherd's house still burning" :-) -- MCC |
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On 29/10/2012 11:33, Steve Jackson wrote:
Does anyone happen to know if any 'serious' research has been done into the validity of the folklore saying, "Red sky at night, shepherd's delight, Red sky in morning, fisherman's warning." Just wondered! Steve J .... Paul Marriott, who I used to converse with on the Strike conference back in the 1990s, wrote a book entitled ... "Red Sky at Night, Shepherd' Delight?"; this was published in 1981 by Sheba Books and is the result of his researches/analysis into all 'weather lore' that we are aware of within the British Isles. He devised a star rating system, from one-star (1-16% correct/very poor) to six stars (81-100%/Excellent). Not many get the upper rating, and those of five stars are notable for their rarity, but the particular one you mention (and which of course is the title of his book), rates five stars (very good/65-80% correct). There are many variations of the couplet of course. Well worth getting a copy if your interest lies in this field. There must be other researches, but I'm not aware of them. Available on Amazon .... http://www.amazon.co.uk/red-sky-nigh.../dp/B000LEJN58 Martin. -- West Moors / East Dorset Lat: 50deg 49.25'N, Long: 01deg 53.05'W Height (amsl): 17 m (56 feet) COL category: C1 overall |
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On Monday, October 29, 2012 11:33:33 AM UTC, Steve Jackson wrote:
Does anyone happen to know if any 'serious' research has been done into the validity of the folklore saying, "Red sky at night, shepherd's delight, Red sky in morning, fisherman's warning." Just wondered! Steve J Thanks for the replies, especially with respect to that book, Martin! Might just have to start noting red skies in the Met Office diary each day, with appropriate follow up on ensuing weather! Steve |
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