June 20 marks summer solstice

>> NOW TOMORROW IS THE SUMMER SOLSTICE. QUESTION IS WHAT EXACTLY DOES THAT MEAN IF YOU DON'T KNOW, METEOROLOGIST WITH GIVEN? JOINING US NOW TO EXPLAIN HIGH LIST? >> WELL, FIRST OF ALL, THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS THAT PEOPLE LIKE TO MARK THE START OF SUMMER. METEOROLOGISTS LIKE TO INCLUDE THE ENTIRE MONTH OF JUNE, JULY, AUGUST AND METEOROLOGICAL SUMMER. BUT MOST OF US WILL SEE A MARKED ON YOUR CALENDAR AS JUNE. 28 THIS YEAR, THE SUMMER SOLSTICE OFFICIALLY GETS GOING AT TO 50 IN THE AFTERNOON TOMORROW. BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT THE SUMMER SOLSTICE IN THE START OF SUMMER IN GENERAL, I WANT TO SHOW YOU THE BIG PICTURE VIEW FOR HOW THE EARTH GETS IT SEASONS IN GENERAL. IT ALL HAS TO DO WITH THE EARTH'S ROTATION AROUND THE SUN AS WELL AS IT'S TILTED ON ITS AXIS. SO FOR THE SUMMER SOLSTICE PARTICULAR, THE EARTH IS TILTED CLOSEST TO THE SUN. AND THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE GET THE ROOT WORD. SO MEANING SON IN SUSPIRIA MEETING TO STAND STILL SO ESSENTIALLY FOR THE SUMMER SOLSTICE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE TIME OF YEAR WHERE THE SUN IS AT ITS HIGHEST POINT IN THE SKY AND IT FEELS LIKE STANDSTILL OUT THERE. YOU'LL OFTEN TIMES HERE THE SOLSTICE REFERRED TO THE LONGEST DAY OF THE YEAR AND IT'S NECESSARILY TIME THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. IT'S THE LONGEST AMOUNT OF DAYLIGHT THAT WE GET, WHICH HERE IN DENVER MEANS 15 HOURS THAT YOU GET TO HAVE THE SUN OUT NOW, THE DEAD INSIDE OF THE SUMMER SOLSTICE DOES MEAN THAT SHORTER DAYS ARE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. SO BY THE END OF JUNE WILL GRADUALLY START TO LOSE A LITTLE BIT OF DAYLIGHT UNTIL WE HIT THE START OF WINTER OR THAT WINTER WHICH POINT HERE IN DENVER WILL

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Published: Wed Jun 19 2024