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When does Autumn begin...?
Posted: Sun Sep 01 2019 8:08pm
by Boro Boy
It's strange, this is the first year I have heard conflicting dates for the first day of Autumn!?! Today I heard it is 1st September and then again:
https://metro.co.uk/2019/09/01/first-da ... -10665132/
Re: When does Autumn begin...?
Posted: Sun Sep 01 2019 8:40pm
by Richard Frost
This article from the Met office explains your dilemma.
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/le ... tumn-start
Re: When does Autumn begin...?
Posted: Sun Sep 01 2019 9:37pm
by Boro Boy
Crazy isn't it!?! What next two dates for Christmas?
Re: When does Autumn begin...?
Posted: Sun Sep 01 2019 9:51pm
by Richard Frost
Boro Boy wrote: ↑Sun Sep 01 2019 9:37pm
Crazy isn't it!?! What next two dates for Christmas?
Why not? I do not see anything odd, the Queen has two birthdays! Nothing in this world is Black and White or straightforward.
Re: When does Autumn begin...?
Posted: Sun Sep 01 2019 10:19pm
by Boro Boy
William Joseph1 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 01 2019 9:51pm
Boro Boy wrote: ↑Sun Sep 01 2019 9:37pm
Crazy isn't it!?! What next two dates for Christmas?
Why not? I do not see anything odd, the Queen has two birthdays! Nothing in this world is Black and White or straightforward.
That should have ended "...anymore!"
Re: When does Autumn begin...?
Posted: Mon Sep 02 2019 8:30am
by blythburgh
It is nothing new, I have always known that Autumn starts on 1st Sept and the Autumn equinox is later in the month.
Re: When does Autumn begin...?
Posted: Mon Sep 02 2019 9:04am
by BeautifulSunshine
Not strange just the way these things work.
Re: When does Autumn begin...?
Posted: Mon Sep 02 2019 2:11pm
by Chadwick
William Joseph1 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 01 2019 9:51pm
Boro Boy wrote: ↑Sun Sep 01 2019 9:37pm
Crazy isn't it!?! What next two dates for Christmas?
Why not? I do not see anything odd, the Queen has two birthdays! Nothing in this world is Black and White or straightforward.
My expat friends in Australia celebrate Christmas by hiring a cabin in the ski resorts and cooking a full turkey dinner. In June.
Re: When does Autumn begin...?
Posted: Mon Sep 02 2019 5:25pm
by kevinchess1
Boro Boy wrote: ↑Sun Sep 01 2019 8:08pm
When does Autumn begin?
When the Easter eggs are in the shops?