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Meteorologists consider this fluctuation a part of meteorological spring, which begins March 1. The spring season associated with the vernal equinox, called astronomical spring, occurs on or ...
The Met Office explains the difference between meteorological spring and astronomical spring
There is a difference in the dates and benefits of meteorological and astronomical spring, this looks at those differences and the benefits. The difference between meteorological versus ...
Astronomical season: 21 March – 21 June: Meteorological season: 1 March – 31 May: Solar (Celtic) season: 1 February – 30 April: Southern temperate zone; Astronomical season: 23 September – 22 December: Meteorological season: 1 September – 30 November: Solar (Celtic) season: 1 August – 31 October: Summer Spring Autumn Winter
A brief, sudden increase in the speed of the wind, usually lasting less than 20 seconds. Gusts are more transient than squalls and are followed by a lull or slowing of the wind speed. They are generally only reported by weather stations when the maximum wind speed exceeds the average wind speed by at least 10–15 knots (12–17 mph). gust front
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The fastest wind speed not related to tornadoes ever recorded was during the passage of Tropical Cyclone Olivia on 10 April 1996: an automatic weather station on Barrow Island, Australia, registered a maximum wind gust of 113.3 m/s (408 km/h; 253 mph; 220.2 kn; 372 ft/s) [6] [7] The wind gust was evaluated by the WMO Evaluation Panel, who found ...
Finally, spring is here. Well, sort of. March 1 marks the first day of meteorological spring, but astronomical spring - which is more widely regarded as the start of the season - is still about ...