Where's our Summer?

[What A Waster]

Always rains when Wimbledon is on iirc.

 

[look out piano]

A dry, sunny day will do me - I don't need scorching temperatures.

 

[Tex]

21 st June ( or close to it) is first day of summer/ the summer solstice.
24 th of June is midsummer day.

It's a quarter day

• Lady Day – The Feast of the Annunciation, March 25.
• Midsummer Day – The Feast of St. John the Baptist, June 24.
• Michaelmas – The Feast of St. Michael and All Angels, September 29.
• Christmas Day – The Feast of the Nativity, December 25.

So by this reckoning if the first day of summer is the 21st and midsummers day is the 24th then summer lasts only seven days.

Seems about right for England.

 

[peachy]

So by this reckoning if the first day of summer is the 21st and midsummers day is the 24th then summer lasts only seven days.

Seems about right for England.

It's odd but two different things

 

[elder]

Fine weather so far you mean. Summer never starts until the 21st of June.

...and finishes on the 23rd

 

[---Nemo---]

Amazing over here, a month without rain and almost constant sunshine.

 

[SydneyFan]

I'm bringing the sun in my carry on in three weeks time. You'll have to wait till then I'm afraid.

 

[Lambchops]

Sick of the heat now like - could do with a couple of days cooler weather

 

[1892]

Always rains when Wimbledon is on iirc.

Hoppings on the toon moor next week, guaranteed rain

 

[Sandboy]

Amazing over here, a month without rain and almost constant sunshine.

I don't understand where the OP is coming from. I was off work from Jan to April and the weather was minging, started again on 1st May and it's barely rained since, it's been very nice

 

[Deleted member 14766]

OP has been away from the planet for the past 30 years

 

[burb]

We have had some great weather so far. Both May bank holiday weekends were scorchers.

 

[ShoutToTheTop]

OP has been away from the planet for the past 30 years

You daft bat

 

[Deleted member 41941]

Been a lovely sunny day today.

Forecast to be boiling all of next week also.
Highs of 23 in Sunderland.

 

[Trauntrian]

On a technicality, 21st June is MID Summer day. Not day 1 of summer.

In ancient times we had two seasons - Summer and Winter - Summer used to go from the Vernal Equinox (towards the end of March) to the Autumnal Equinox (towards the end of September) and Winter was the other way around.

Midsummer and Midwinter festivals happened in the middle of these around the Winter Solstice (towards end of December) and Summer Solstice (towards end of June).

When we started recognising 4 seasons, Summer was split in 2 (Spring and Summer) as was Winter (into Autumn and Winter) with the solstice of each being the division.

So, despite it being called Midsummer, the Summer Solstice is actually the start of Summer and end of Spring. The solstice moves around a little but this year is at 11.07 am on 21st June.

In answer to the original question "Where's our Summer?", it is arriving on Thursday at 11:07

 

[mysticmackem]

Donna, shes gone. Died May 17, 2012 RIP.

 

[ighty seven]

It’s been a decent summer so far loads of nice days.

I think this

 

[JohnAin]

21 st June ( or close to it) is first day of summer/ the summer solstice.
24 th of June is midsummer day.

It's a quarter day

• Lady Day – The Feast of the Annunciation, March 25.
• Midsummer Day – The Feast of St. John the Baptist, June 24.
• Michaelmas – The Feast of St. Michael and All Angels, September 29.
• Christmas Day – The Feast of the Nativity, December 25.

Indeed it is.

I'm bringing the sun in my carry on in three weeks time. You'll have to wait till then I'm afraid.

Mind you don't sit on it. Could turn into burns night.

 

[HABA87]

It's coming home.