2007-10-15 06:16:13 · 12 answers · asked by jody d 1 in Environment ➔ Green Living
Astronomically speaking, northern hemisphere summer should read its maximum when the Sun is farthest north. But that is on June 21, when the warm weather is just starting. The reason is that the Earth has a high heat capacity and takes a long time to warm up. For the same reason that 3:00 in the afternoon is hotter than noon, August is always hotter than June. So they just arbitrarily use the Summer solstice on June 21 to mark the start of summer and not the middle. Kind like like using noon to mark the start of "afternoon" and not the middle.
2007-10-15 06:29:54 · answer #1 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i believe the official first day of summer is june 21 in the US
2007-10-15 13:37:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi the summer solstice which is supposed to be the official first day of summer is JUNE 21ST.
2007-10-15 13:32:33 · answer #3 · answered by rachel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe in southern Italy.
On the northern hemisphere it starts on June 22nd.
2007-10-19 01:36:26 · answer #4 · answered by Borat2® 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what zone you live in. Officially though it's June 21.
2007-10-15 13:23:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Beginning of May.
2007-10-15 13:18:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
british summertime starts when the clocks go forward 1 hour
2007-10-15 13:25:18 · answer #7 · answered by MARGARET H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
21 June - every year
2007-10-15 13:19:47 · answer #8 · answered by costa 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No later than that. Everyone has their own ideas. I think it is actually sometine around june.
2007-10-15 13:22:31 · answer #9 · answered by Lauren 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends where in the world do you live.
2007-10-16 11:58:10 · answer #10 · answered by antonio d 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋