tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199276181266004435.post6526514299786587669..comments2024-01-09T02:15:53.663-08:00Comments on Charlie's Weather Forecasts: Autumn Has ArrivedCharlie Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00714553915658896340noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199276181266004435.post-55330109991524478642014-09-26T17:47:12.191-07:002014-09-26T17:47:12.191-07:00Meteorological winter is Dec 1 - Feb. 28/29, by th...Meteorological winter is Dec 1 - Feb. 28/29, by the way.....<br /><br />The coldest quarter of the year (on average) for most of the PacNW is from late November - mid-February though. <br /><br />The months of November-December-January are collectively referred to as "solar winter" since this is the quarter with the least amount of solar energy in the Northern Hemisphere. (It also explains why the ancients celebrated Groundhog Day / Candlemas / Imbolc as the beginning of spring!)Karl Bonnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10418986386619849310noreply@blogger.com