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The dog days or dog days of summer are the hot, sultry days of summer.They were historically the period following the heliacal rising of the star system Sirius (known colloquially as the "Dog Star"), which Hellenistic astrology connected with heat, drought, sudden thunderstorms, lethargy, fever, mad dogs, and bad luck.
Cumulus humilis indicates a dry day ahead.. Weather lore is the body of informal folklore related to the prediction of the weather and its greater meaning.. Much like regular folklore, weather lore is passed down through speech and writing from normal people without the use of external measuring instruments.
Conversely, the month of August is usually hotter than the month of May despite August having later sunrises, increasingly earlier sunsets, and less daylight overall. The fall equinox (September 21-22) is typically much warmer than the spring equinox (March 21-22), despite the two receiving identical amounts of sunlight.
The symbol for the centaur Chiron, ⚷, is both a key and a monogram of the letters O and K (for 'Object Kowal', a provisional name of the object, for discoverer Charles T. Kowal) was proposed by astrologer Al Morrison, who presented the symbol as "an inspiration shared amongst Al H. Morrison, Joelle K.D. Mahoney, and Marlene Bassoff."
Human-caused global warming made July hotter for four out of five people on Earth, with more than 2 billion people feeling climate change-boosted warmth daily, according to a flash study. More ...
Blazing hot summer a sign of the times due to climate change, writes columnist Mark Murphy.
Plus, the modern alternative July birthstone that has emerged. People Born in July Have 'One of the Rarest' Birthstones—Here's What It Is and the Meaning Behind the Stone Skip to main content
Summer or summertime is the hottest and brightest of the four temperate seasons, occurring after spring and before autumn.At or centred on the summer solstice, daylight hours are the longest and darkness hours are the shortest, with day length decreasing as the season progresses after the solstice.