Eastern Massachusetts.
1045. Water low in wells is a sign of rain.
Placentia Bay, N. F.
1046. Whistle to bring rain.
Newfoundland.
1047. When you hear a distant locomotive whistle, it is a sign of rain.
Alabama.
1048. Comes the rain before the wind,
Then your topsail you must mind.
Comes the wind before the rain,
Haul your topsails up again.
Cape Cod, Mass.
1049. In northerly squalls:—
If the rain comes before the wind,
’T is time your topsail to take in;
If the wind before the rain,
You may hoist your topsail up again.
Labrador.