What is the longest day of the year?
The longest day of the year, referred to as the summer solstice, occurs in the Northern Hemisphere on June 20th or 21st each year. The name "solstice" comes from the Latin word "sol" which means sun and sistere which means standstill. The day occurs when the sun is precisely overhead the Tropic of Cancer, which is the furthermost northern point ...
When is the official start of summer?
This discrepancy gives us Leap Day every four years, and it also bumps the summer solstice a day or two depending on the year. The first day of summer will always fall on or between June 20 and June 22. When does summer end? In the northern hemisphere, the September or autumn equinox marks the end of summer and the beginning of fall.
What is the official last day of winter?
In some cultures, the season is regarded as beginning at the solstice and ending on the following equinox – in the Northern Hemisphere, depending on the year, this corresponds to the period between 20, 21 or 22 December and 19, 20 or 21 March. In Scandinavia, winter in one tradition begins on 14 October and ends on the last day of February.
What day is summer starting?
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 31. Therefore, the summer solstice is not considered to be the first day of summer, meteorologically speaking.
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