Why The Shortest Day Of The Year Isn't The Coldest
The way we experience seasons don't necessarily line up with how they're technically defined - here's why.
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Show Notes
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:
- Astronomical seasons - seasons that are defined by equinoxes and solstices (not temperature or weather)
- Equinox: the time/dates at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of approximately equal length
- Solstice: the time/dates at which the sun reaches its maximum or minimum declination, marked by the longest and shortest days
- Seasonal lag: the phenomenon by which the hottest/coldest days of the year are delayed until after the days with the most/least sunlight
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