By anyone’s reckoning, it’s winter in the Southern Hemisphere. The June Solstice arrived at 2:42pm NZST yesterday afternoon (June 21), and while we say winter began on June first, yesterday could be called “the Winter Solstice”. Regardless of the start date of the seasons, in this case it means that daytime will start getting longer again, which is a huge plus for me. The short days and cold weather are the reasons I dislike winter so much. Sadly, the warmer weather is many, many weeks away.
I went to a relative’s house for lunch with some of the family, which was a good time, as always, and that’s where I was when the June Solstice arrived. However, I was surprised that there was still a bit of fog when I left my house near midday, though nowhere near as bad as it was earlier in the morning. Still, fog and cold temperatures, are a big part of winter in Hamilton, so I’m kind of used to it.
It wasn’t the fog or cold temperatures that were negatives, though: That came later as I drove home. The radio host mentioned that daylight today would be two seconds more than yesterday. Yay. Winter still has a looooooong time to go.
The September Equinox arrives at 6:19am NZST on Tuesday, September 23, which is also five days before NZ Daylight Saving Time returns.
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