Sundog in the Morning, A

DESCRIPTION: "A sundog in the morning Will bark before night But a sundog in the evening Is the sailor's delight."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1962 (MidwestFolklore)
KEYWORDS: sailor | weather forecasting
FOUND IN: US
REFERENCES (1 citation):
MidwestFolklore, David D. Anderson, "Songs and Sayings of the Lakes," Volume 12, Number 1 (Spring 1962) p. 7, "(A sundog in the morning)" (1 text)
NOTES [96 words]: Sundogs, according to the National Weather Service web site, are "colored spots of light that develop due to the refraction of light through ice crystals. They are located approximately 22 degrees either left, right, or both, from the sun, depending on where the ice crystals are present." They usually are seen close to sunrise or sunset. The fact that they indicate ice in the air implies that precipitation will come within a day. So it makes sense that a morning sundog would bring rain in the near future, but I don't see why an evening sundog wouldn't mean the same. - RBW
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