What's the difference between meteorological and astronomical seasons?

Did you know there are actually two seasonal cycles for winter, spring, summer and fall — one is astronomical and the other is meteorological. Astronomical seasons are based on the position of Earth in relation to the sun, whereas the meteorological seasons follow the calendar year and are based on the annual temperature cy

What's the difference between meteorological and astronomical summer?

The difference between meteorological and astronomical seasons

What is the difference between meteorological and astronomical spring

Infographic: Astronomical Seasons

Reason for the seasons: Meteorological & Astronomical Spring

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Astronomical vs. meteorological seasons: What's the difference?

Meteorological Vs Astronomical Seasons - What's the difference?

Meteorological vs. Astronomical seasons

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NWS Sioux Falls on X: Today marked the first day of meteorological or climatological Spring! But what about the astronomical seasons? Here's a closer look at the differences between the two types

Meteorological spring is here. And it looks like some mild days ahead