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Sunday marks the astronomical beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere.
The sun crosses the Earth’s Equator Line at spring equinox.
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According to EarthSky this will take place at 11:33 a.m. ET or 15:33 UTC.
Website highlights that the sun rises due East during the vernal Equinox. It sets due West during this time. This is true everywhere, except at the poles.
February 17, 2019, Baden-Wuerttemberg and Fellbach: A bee rests on a crocus flower in sunshine and spring-like conditions.
(Photo by Christoph Schmidt/picture Alliance via Getty Images).
According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, the Northern Hemisphere tilts towards the sun after this date. This results in warmer temperatures and more daylight hours.
The equinox in the Southern Hemisphere signals the beginning of autumn.
According to the publication, the Latin word for “equal night” is what gives rise to the term equinox. The spring equinox falls every year on March 19, 20, or 21.
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However, meteorologists or climatologists consider March 1, the start of spring.
While astronomical seasons are determined by the Earth’s position relative with the sun, “climatological”, or “meteorological”, seasons are divided into three-month periods according to the temperatures that are expected during each season.
The transition seasons are the three months between winter/summer, so climatological Spring is March 1 to May 31. Climate fallFrom Sept. 1 to November 30.
Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration have predicted that the majority the U.S. will experience above-average temperatures for this season.
In addition, forecasters predict prolonged and persistent drought in the West – where below-average precipitation is most likely – for the second consecutive year.
“Severe to exceptional drought has persisted in some areas of the West since the summer of 2020 and drought has expanded to the southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley,” Jon Gottschalck, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center Operational Prediction Branch chief, said in a statement. “With nearly 60% of the continental U.S. experiencing minor to exceptional drought conditions, this is the largest drought coverage we’ve seen in the U.S. since 2013.”
The Pacific Northwest and southeast Alaska are the most likely places to experience below-average temperatures.
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