Read more winter weather folklore. Winter inspires both joy and woe. Other people dislike the frigid temperatures, blizzards, and wild weather for good reason. In colder regions, winter often means shoveling, snowblowing, dealing with bad roads, and sometimes unbearable temperatures.
In warmer regions, the winter temperatures become very mild or cool, and places such as Florida fill up with people escaping the harshness of a northern winter. What about that winter weather? I live on the NW coast of England old England that is and the Winters in this part of the world are usually cold, wet and windy. However, one of the best scenes in the world is on a crisp sunny winters morning coming over the brow of the hill on the 13th hole at Morecambe golf club and seeing the snow capped hills of the Lake District over the calm waters of the bay, it lifts the soul and takes my mind off the awful golf shot I have just made.
Winter in Chicago was magical when I was a child, challenging as an adult, but always clean and lovely in forest preserves while cross-country skiing, skating or zooming downhill in a toboggan. Now in the Pacific NW, winter is grey, rainy and mild with rarer snowfalls that stop traffic cold! Since I am a "furlough baby" and born in January, Winter will always be a favored season with sweet memories of skating, hot chocolate and home baked cookies, breads and pies.
I miss a bustling downtown, shopping at Marshall Fields and meeting friends"Under the clock", lunching in the Walnut Room and a photo with Santa. Great memories! We here in southwestern Florida love winter. We are glad to see Summer go and take the heat, humidity, storms and bugs with it. We generally are treated to the best weather in the Country during the six months including November through April. Yes, Summers are pretty nasty here, but those 75 degree January days are worth the Summer suffering.
I loooove Winter. Even all those Chicago winters I trudged through. Love the low winter sun. It creates that moody glow. In Texas now, it never snows. Looking forward to retirement somewhere northerly so I can enjoy the seasons once again. I'll take winter over summer any day in South Carolina!! In summer the humidity is jungle-like and then you have to deal with hornets,wasps,snakes,etc..
Your last line; " I couldn't ask for more, Thank You, and I wish you and all the same. Welcome back Sun What I was hoping for in this article is an answer as to what date is the Earth actually closest to the sun, and how does that effect the amount of daylight, and temperature?
Great question! Earth always reaches perihelion a couple weeks after the December solstice and similarly reaches aphelion after the June solstice.
On January 2, , we will be at perihelion and approximately 91,, miles away from the Sun. Read more about it here. This means that the small increase of solar energy that we receive when Earth is at perihelion is not significant enough to result in any noticeable change in our weather. Bring back the light!! I'm not enjoying the winter so far and it's only the beginning.
Feeling alot of claustrophobia this year. The darkness, cold, and snow don't help. The Tradition of the solstices and Equinoxes being the start of the seasons is a very recent tradition. In the Ancient Pagan religions, they are the midpoints of the seasons! The Winter Solstice is the celebration of the return or rebirth of the Sun God. This marks the days getting longer or the transition from the dark of winter to the light of spring.
I had always been a cold season person Alot can get done when it is light until 9! Winding down, resting just enoughto recharge for the next planting season. Dream and plan mext flowers and veggies, knit while drinking something warm in those very dark days. It's a fantastic renewal cycle.
For me, it feels like winter when the first heavy frost kills my vegetable garden. Spring begins when I can plant outside again. But winter is never dreary or dull here; we have snow that melts after a week or two, and beautiful, sometimes deadly, ice that turns the trees into glass ornaments, sparkling in the sun. I have to be very alert on the roads.
During the winter, I lay my plans for next year's garden. It's a season of dreams and some danger, when I'm looking forward to the future yet needing to be vibrantly aware of the present. Christmas, when we rejoice over the birth of the Savior and look forward to his second coming, is very well-suited to winter.
I escaped NY after living there for 28 years. For those who live in the Southern Hemisphere, this is the shortest day of the year and marks the arrival of winter.
See 7 fun facts about the June solstice! Most meteorologists divide the year into four seasons based on the months and the temperature cycle, which allows them to compare and organize climate data more easily.
In this system, summer begins on June 1 and ends on August Therefore, the summer solstice is not considered to be the first day of summer, meteorologically speaking. Astronomically, however, the first day of summer is said to be when the Sun reaches its highest point in the sky, which occurs on the summer solstice June 20— Therefore, the summer solstice is considered to be the first day of summer, astronomically speaking.
That being said, you may choose to follow whichever system you like best! There is also a common debate regarding how the exact timing of the solstice affects the first day of the season. For example, if the solstice occurs at P. A: Yes! As spring ends and summer begins, the daily periods of sunlight lengthen to their longest on the solstice, then begin to shorten again. On the solstice, the Sun is at its highest point in the sky and it takes longer for it to rise and to set.
Note: When the Sun appears highest in the sky near the summer solstice, the full Moon opposite the Sun generally appears lowest in the sky! On the winter solstice , just the opposite occurs: The Sun is at its lowest in the sky. At this time, its rays hit part of Earth at an oblique angle, creating the feeble winter sunlight. A: The summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere ranges in date from June 20 to This occurs in part because of the difference between the Gregorian calendar system, which normally has days, and the tropical year how long it takes Earth to orbit the Sun once , which has about To compensate for the missing fraction of days, the Gregorian calendar adds a leap day about every 4 years, which makes the date for summer jump backward.
Water is slower to heat or cool than air or land. At the summer solstice, the Northern Hemisphere receives the most energy highest intensity from the Sun due to the angle of sunlight and day length. Eventually, the land and, especially, oceans will release stored heat from the summer solstice back into the atmosphere. This effect is called seasonal temperature lag.
A: Historically, this day marks the midpoint of the growing season , halfway between planting and harvest. Folks celebrated by feasting, dancing, singing, and preparing for the hot summer days ahead. Read more about the ancient Quarter Days!
Go strawberry picking. Enjoy a big bowl of strawberries and cream on the solstice. There are many people—like the Swedes—who celebrate the beginning of summer by eating the first strawberries of the season. It typically coincided with the ripening of strawberries in what is now the northeastern and midwestern United States. In fact, in many states, this is the perfect time to go strawberry picking!
Look up pick-your-own-strawberry farms in your area! A common way to celebrate is to have a bonfire party! After all, these northern people have emerged from some long, dark winters! In the Austrian state of Tyrol, torches and bonfires are lit up on mountainsides, which is a stunningly beautiful sight. Read more about fern folklore. Although the day of the solstice has the most daylight hours of the year, the earliest sunrises of the year occur before the summer solstice.
The exact timing will depend in part on your latitude: In the mid-latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, it occurs about a week earlier than the June solstice. The latest sunsets of the year will occur several days after the solstice, again depending on latitude. Did you know that the Sun actually sets more slowly around the time of a solstice, in that it takes longer to set below the horizon?
This is related to the angle of the setting Sun. The farther the Sun sets from due west along the horizon, the shallower the angle of the setting Sun. Bottom-line, enjoy those long romantic summertime sunsets at or near the solstice! In ancient times each solstice marked the MIDDLE OF each season- as in the summer solstice the sun slows its turning to a near stop and then begin to turn in the opposite direction at the solstice - it then begins to WANE - to prepare for Winter. Thanks for the info on the summer solstice.
But no way does it mark the beginning of summer! Unless you want to say that Midsummer which it is! Are you referring to the date or time? While the solstice is at the exact same time everywhere on Earth, it does depend on your clock and time zone. As a North American publication since , we reflect North American times. Happy summer solstice! The Sun is considered the most important planet in the horoscope of every person. It affects the individuality, self-awareness and personality development in astrology.
When the Sun appears in the birth chart and enters a sign, it affects our actions. According to astrology, the mighty Sun helps us open ourselves and encourages us to strive for independence. Zodiac sign changes completely during the entry of the sun. This means days get longer during winter—very slowly at first, but at ever-larger daily intervals as the March equinox approaches, heralding the start of spring.
Locations closer to the poles experience larger differences in day length throughout the year, so winter days are shorter there. In Toronto , the shortest day is just under 8 hours and 56 minutes long; in Miami , roughly kilometers or miles farther south, it lasts about 10 hours and 32 minutes.
Places within the polar circles experience polar night during all or part of the winter season when the Sun does not rise at all. Earliest sunset is not on the shortest day. Although daylight hours increase during the winter months, temperatures continue to fall in most regions. This is because it takes time for Earth to warm up, an effect known as seasonal lag. The start of winter and the winter solstice are celebrated in cultures and religions around the world with various traditions, holidays, and festivals.
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