Friday, 6 March 2026

Rainy Days And Tuesdays

On my stupidly long drive home on a Thursday i sometimes stop off in Exeter to visit my friend at the MET Office and we go for a coffee and chat about things Meteorological and last time i saw her, as we sat underneath a canopy outside a Costa and watched the rain, i asked if there is a particular day of the week when statistically it rains the most.
Bless her little expensive cotton socks she trawled through all sorts of data and came up with the answer, in the UK the most likely day for rain is Tuesday, followed by Sunday and that is down to build up of pollution from traffic and industry which acts as seeds for the water droplets and peaks on a Tuesday for some reason.  
Being the sort of person that knows me well enough that she anticipated a follow up question, she also discovered that the 24th October is the day of the year which is it most likely to rain on.
December 19th is statistically the worst day of the year for weather as it is the day for the less than perfect combination of cold, wet and wind.
'What about...' i began and another slip of paper was brandished with 21st July statistically the driest day so if you have to plan anything avoid a Tuesday and definitely steer clear of 24th October and if your wedding day is booked in for Tuesday October 24th in 2028 than you had better have a word with the Vicar about moving it to 21st July.
Obviously being the UK it could still chuck it down that day but at least the rain will be a little bit warmer.

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