Solstice

[Big Dave]

Well the days start getting longer, were half way through winter

[orangediablo]

it's not winter if Lake Erie doesn't freeze. But bring on the snow!!!

[Don Supon]

Days are starting to legthen, hooray.

Hopefully, for the benefit of all plants and creatures, we don't have a repeat of last year's low precipitation amounts. I hope it snows steady from now til the end of March. Lets get the lake levels back up and the ground water table raised. When spring and summer arrive, I hope there is sufficient rainfal to avoid all the problems experienced last year.

[lost a lure]

Don't want to depress anyone but winter starts on the solstice.

[PennYan20]

Less than 100 days til April 1, 2013!(broke 100) My countdown calendar.........Steve......

[ray koziatek]

hmm wonder what " Solstice " means ? yup 2 min a day be buffy weather in 6 days.

[Big Dave]

hmm wonder what " Solstice " means ? yup 2 min a day be buffy weather in 6 days.

Could be buffy weather here now!!! Just have to change you nickname to STUBBY!!!!

[Patriot]

Don't want to depress anyone but winter starts on the solstice.

And that would be 12/21, a day before your post

[Iceman]

We gain approximately 50 minutes of daylight by the end of January.

[lost a lure]

Don't want to depress anyone but winter starts on the solstice.

And that would be 12/21, a day before your post

The earliest winter since 1896 arrives with the solstice at 6:12 A.M. on December 21 (EST).

[muskybob]

hmm wonder what " Solstice " means ? yup 2 min a day be buffy weather in 6 days.

The word solstice is derived from the Latin sol (sun) and sistere (to stand still), because at the solstices, the Sun stands still in declination; that is, the seasonal movement of the Sun's path (as seen from Earth) comes to a stop before reversing direction. The solstices, together with the equinoxes, are connected with the seasons. In many cultures the solstices mark either the beginning or the midpoint of winter and summer.

The term solstice can also be used in a broader sense, as the date (day) when this occurs. The day of the solstice is either the longest day of the year (in summer) or the shortest day of the year (in winter) for any place outside of the tropics. Google is yer friend.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solstice