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The winter solstice occurs at the minimum point for the northern hemisphere, when the Sun is lowest in the sky. At this time, the Earth's North Pole is pointing away from the Sun which is why it is so much colder in the northern hemisphere. For people living in the southern hemisphere, the South Pole is pointing towards the Sun, making it summertime 'Down Under'. The actual moment of the solstice in will occur at 3.
The shortest day lasts 7 hours 49 minutes and 42 seconds in London. This means that the length of day during the winter solstice is 8 hours, 48 minutes and 38 seconds shorter than the summer solstice.
After the shortest day, the days start getting longer and the nights shorter. At the spring and autumnal equinoxes the day and night hours are around the same length, each lasting around 12 hours. The number of daylight hours peaks at summer solstice. The world 'solstice' comes from the Latin solstitium meaning 'Sun stands still', because the apparent movement of the Sun's path north or south stops before changing direction.
At the winter solstice, the apparent position of the Sun reaches its most southerly point against the background stars. Opinion is divided over whether the solstice marks the start of winter or the middle of winter, or whether winter actually starts on 1 December as reckoned by most meteorologists. One reason for the confusion comes from the lag in changes in temperature and weather patterns, which means the coldest temperatures during the day are generally felt some time after the shortest day has passed.
Winter solstice is an important time for cultures across the globe. Under the old Julian Calendar, the winter solstice occurred on 25 December. Here are some of the festivals celebrated internationally, past and present:. Here at the Almanac, we love our weather folklore. Here are just a few of the many proverbs that we have collected in our archives:. 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.
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