29 minutes ago Karl Spring ,

Meteorological Autumn arrived on September 1st. Being “old school,” I prefer using the Astronomical definition. So for me, Autumn arrives on September 22nd, the day of the Autumnal Equinox, which is when the sun is directly over the Equator, and day and night are roughly equal, all over the globe. That in itself, is mind-boggling. So, in my book, we still have 9 more days of summer. By the time we get to the 22nd, the Sun’s angle of Incidence is much lower in the sky, and the length of daylight is decreasing rapidly, so our daily highs will drop quickly, and the nights will grow increasingly longer. Then, we are for sure into Fall, and on the downhill slide to Winter (December 21st), which is of course, the shortest day of the year.

But, we’re not there

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