This Date in Weather History

1878: "Rainy Day" in Waynesburg, PA


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July 29th is traditionally known as a “Rainy Day” in Waynesburg, PA. It all began in 1878 when a farmer casually told drug store clerk William Allison that it always seemed to rain on July 29th in this southwestern PA town. The clerk made a note of it and started keeping a yearly tabulation. It has rained 111 out of the past 135 years. 

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