Richard-- Thanks; that's in agreement with how we all perceive summer and winter.
I'd say that the astronomers and the newscasters and radio-personalities should listen to the meteorologists. Thanks again Michael Ossipoff 26N, 80W On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 11:39 AM, Richard Mallett < postmas...@rmallett.plus.com> wrote: > On 11/06/2015 16:21, Michael Ossipoff wrote: > >> >> >> Hi John-- >> >> As I was saying in my reply to Anne, I'd trade places with residents of >> Australia or Europe, in a New York minute. >> >> Yes, by the way, I agree with the Australian designation for when summer >> and winter begin: >> >> Here, it's obvious that summer arrives with June, especially in the parts >> of the country which have distinct seasons. >> >> So I agree with the designation in Australia that says that summer >> arrives with December, and winter arrives with June. >> >> Here, for some reason, our astronomers have decided to define "summer" as >> beginning at the summer solstice, and to define "winter" as beginning at >> the winter solstice. There's not really any justification for those >> arbitrary designations. Once I telephoned an astronomer who always >> announces the beginning of the seasons, defined in his silly way, on the >> radio. I explained to him that he should just speak of "astronomical >> quarters", because his "seasons" have nothing to do with the actual >> seasons, as we all perceive them. He finally defended himself by saying >> that he didn't invent those astronomical "season"-designations. But he was >> still proclaiming them on the radio when the next solstice or equinox >> arrived. >> >> Everyone here (except the astronomers and the broadcasters who quote >> them) knows that, by the time June 21 arrives, it has already been summer >> for a long time. >> >> Michael Ossipoff >> 26N, 80W >> > > For meteorologists, winter is DJF, Spring is MAM, Summers is JJA, Autumn > is SON. > > > -- > -- > Richard Mallett > Eaton Bray, Dunstable > South Beds. UK > >
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