Monday, June 23, 2008

Real Winter

I've noticed in the middle ranges of the Northern and Southern hemispheres the real winter often doesn't kick in until after the shortest day has passed. The lag seems to be 7 to 10 days after the Solstice, after which we get roughly 4-6 weeks of the worst the season has to offer. Then it begins to steadily improve as the days become noticeably longer again.

This winter has so far been mild here. I live in a sheltered place on Auckland's North Shore where cold is moderated, wind impeded on all sides and heat retained. The leaves on one my neighbour's hardier deciduous trees turned yellow last week and are only now falling off.
Posted by Steve Withers at 8:23 AM
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  1. AnonymousJune 25, 2008 6:04 AM

    In Uruguay winter doesn't officially start until the June solstice.

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  2. Steve WithersJune 25, 2008 11:05 AM

    hp: Thanks. :-) Had to look it up!

    That makes sense as Uruguay is at 33 degrees south latitude. It could be a lot like the northern end of the North Island....though being on the eastern side of the SA continent could see more extremes than we see here. I'll have to go there one day. So many places, so little time.

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