02709cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000590012624500210018526400510020630000470025733600260030433700260033033800360035649000620039250000310045450801760048552014260066153400720208765300240215983000620218385600520224585600430229799900190234074916UtSlPG20260610134732.0mcr n260607r20241883utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a04013074  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aQC1 aDunwoody, H. H. C.q(Henry Harrison Chase),d1842-193310aWeather proverbs 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2024  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aUnited States. Signal Office. Signal service notes, no. 9  aRelease date is 2024-12-16  aRichard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)  a"Weather Proverbs" by H. H. C. Dunwoody is a scientific compilation likely written in the late 19th century. The work serves as a collection of popular weather proverbs and prognostics, focusing on the traditional wisdom surrounding weather prediction drawn from nature, particularly the behaviors of animals, plants, and atmospheric conditions. Through this exploration, the book seeks to bridge the gap between folklore and modern meteorological observations, making it a fascinating read for those interested in weather lore and its applications.  The opening of the publication introduces the scope and intention behind the collection, highlighting the collaboration between meteorologists and the general public to gather weather-related sayings. Dunwoody explains that many of these proverbs express observable patterns in the behavior of animals and environmental changes that can precede specific weather phenomena. He emphasizes that while these proverbs encapsulate a form of traditional knowledge—often based on keen observations made by farmers, sailors, and others close to nature—they are not substitutes for modern meteorological science, which relies on systematic measurements and observations. The introduction sets the stage for an extensive collection of proverbs that underscore long-standing human attempts to understand and predict weather changes. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cWashington: Government Printing Office, 1883  aWeather -- Folklore 0aUnited States. Signal Office. Signal service notes, no. 94 uhttps://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/00680847840uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74916  c115641d115641