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Autumn, also known as fall, [1] is one of the four temperate seasons on Earth. Outside the tropics, autumn marks the transition from summer to winter, in September (Northern Hemisphere) or March (Southern Hemisphere). Autumn is the season when the duration of daylight becomes noticeably
In temperate and sub-polar regions, four seasons based on the Gregorian calendar are generally recognized: spring, summer, autumn (fall), and winter. Ecologists often use a six-season model for temperate climate regions which are not tied to any fixed calendar dates: prevernal , vernal , estival , serotinal , autumnal , and hibernal .
While "astronomical" autumn begins on Sept. 22, the "meteorological" one always starts on Sept. 1. Meteorological fall lasts for 91 days every year, lasting through Nov. 30, according to AccuWeather.
Autumn is synonymous with a lot of things. Like back to school, football season, Halloween and pumpkin spice everything. The days get shorter, the weather cools off, weekends are spent apple ...
Red maple (Acer rubrum) leaf in October (Northern hemisphere).October is the tenth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars.Its length is 31 days. The eighth month in the old calendar of Romulus c. 750 BC, October retained its name (from Latin and Greek ôctō meaning "eight") after January and February were inserted into the calendar that had originally been created by the Romans.
There are technically two days that you could consider as the start of the fall season. There's astronomical fall, which begins Sept. 22 with the autumnal equinox.
Unambiguous alternatives include early 1995; the second quarter of 1995; March to June 1995; spent the southern autumn in Antarctica. Referring to a season by name is appropriate when it is part of a conventional name or designation (annual mid-winter festival; the autumn harvest; the court's winter term; the magazine's summer 2015 issue).
With it come pumpkin spice lattes and harvest decorations lining store aisles.That's right: autumn is just around the corner. The autumnal equinox officially marks the start of fall.