November Rain Helps Topple Seattle Records As Winter Draws Near
SEATTLE — Winter solstice is still three weeks away, but the season is already underway in a meteorological sense.
Differing from astronomical seasons, meteorologists and climatologists measure them in three-month cycles, based on typical temperature patterns.
As the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration explains:
"We generally think of winter as the coldest time of the year and summer as the warmest time of the year, with spring and fall being the transition seasons, and that is what the meteorological seasons are based on. Meteorological spring in the Northern Hemisphere includes March, April, and May; meteorological summer includes June, July, and August; meteorological fall includes September, October, and November; and meteorological winter includes December, January, and February."
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