First day of Spring....

[Fab Foodie]

..well it is for me and anyone else sensibly who runs their seasons according to the 3 month pattern:

March, April, May = Spring
June, July, August = Summer
Sept, Oct, Nov = Autumn
Dec, Jan, Feb = Hibernation....

Woo hoo!

 

[Rocky]

Are you calling yourself sensible, Fabbers?

Remind me who has just agreed to cycle 300 miles in 24 hrs?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

When a dog sits on a hot brick it’s a sign of an early Spring.

 

[matticus]

I'm very happy to call today "Spring".

(and over the weekend Nature was in danger of jumping the gun - certainly not waiting until the Equinox!)

 

[Rusty Nails]

Are you calling yourself sensible, Fabbers?

Remind me who has just agreed to cycle 300 miles in 24 hrs?

That's nothing. I've just done 312 miles in 24 hours





(Over 4 weeks)

 

[Archie_tect]

..well it is for me and anyone else sensibly who runs their seasons according to the 3 month pattern:

March, April, May = Spring
June, July, August = Summer
Sept, Oct, Nov = Autumn
Dec, Jan, Feb = Hibernation....

Woo hoo!

My VAT quarters are offset by a month...

 

[Eric Olthwaite]

..well it is for me and anyone else sensibly who runs their seasons according to the 3 month pattern:

March, April, May = Spring
June, July, August = Summer
Sept, Oct, Nov = Autumn
Dec, Jan, Feb = Hibernation....

Reluctant as I am to put a dampener on the joys of spring, which I absolutely share, I'm never quite sure about this. For example, in my mind early September is usually still summer-ish whereas early March is usually pretty chilly?

 

[matticus]

Reluctant as I am to put a dampener on the joys of spring, which I absolutely share, I'm never quite sure about this. For example, in my mind early September is usually still summer-ish whereas early March is usually pretty chilly?

So wotch gonna change - put March into winter??

 

[lane]

Various definitions of the seasons. There is a Pagan in our village who publishes an interesting online blog. I quite like his definition of spring; which essentially says- can't recall the exact wording - it is spring when it is spring.

 

[Eric Olthwaite]

So wotch gonna change - put March into winter??

I believe some definitions of Spring have it starting on the Spring equinox on 21 March.

 

[cyberknight]

I dont count winter has ended till its not going to snow anymore , so may ?

 

[matticus]

Reluctant as I am to put a dampener on the joys of spring, which I absolutely share, I'm never quite sure about this. For example, in my mind early September is usually still summer-ish whereas early March is usually pretty chilly?

OK, so I did some more research. (see data from Quick Google below)

Sep is indeed warmer than March. But so is October. And November!
Dec-Feb are still the 3 coldest months, and June-Aug the 3 warmest. So there is a pretty obvious 4x3 month schedule there - wouldn't you say??

Weather averages

Overview

Graphs

MonthHigh / Low(°C)Rain
January7° / 1°10 days
February8° / 1°8 days
March10° / 2°9 days
April13° / 4°9 days
May17° / 7°8 days
June20° / 10°7 days
July23° / 12°6 days
August22° / 11°7 days
September19° / 9°7 days
October15° / 7°9 days
November10° / 3°10 days
December8° / 2°10 days

 

[potsy]

It's definitely Spring like in Manchester today

 

[matticus]

I believe some definitions of Spring have it starting on the Spring equinox on 21 March.

You believe correctly.

 

[Darius_Jedburgh]

Spring starts on March 21. It is an astronomical feature relating to the position of the earth relative to the sun.
No amount of politically correct claptrap can change that.