haʊˈɛvɚ, ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː wˈɪljəm dˈaɪnz, pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə ɹˈɔɪəl mˌiːɾɪˌoːɹəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl səsˈaɪəɾi, jˈuːzd mˈɑːdɚn stɐtˈɪstɪkəl tɛknˈiːks tə dˈɛmənstɹˌeɪt ðætðɪ ˈaɪs sˈeɪnts wɜːɹ ɐ mˈɪθ, bɹˈɔːt ɐbˌaʊt baɪ sᵻlˈɛktɪv ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾɪŋ.
However, in 1902 William Dines, President of the Royal Meteorological Society, used modern statistical techniques to demonstrate that the Ice Saints were a myth, brought about by selective reporting.