Meters fall starts this year?

Weather of Arabia - We usually feel the beginning of autumn when the nights begin to lengthen, temperatures become cooler and the colors of tree leaves change, but is there a fixed date for the beginning of autumn? And when does the fall semester start this year 2022?

In fact, there are two separate dates that can be said to represent the beginning of autumn, one of which is based on the astronomical start of autumn, and the second is a fixed date that meteorologists use to determine the beginnings of the seasons, but it is not the official start.

The beginning of the fall season astronomically

The beginning of the autumn season is astronomically the official beginning of it, and the astronomical beginning of the seasons determines the tilt of the Earth’s axis as it revolves around the sun, which leads to the two halves of the Earth receiving a different amount of solar radiation, so that either half of the Earth tilts towards the sun and the season is summer or tilts away from the sun And the season is winter.

As for the beginning of the autumn season, it is the day of the autumnal equinox, and the date of the autumnal equinox in the northern hemisphere comes in the month of September, and in the southern hemisphere it comes in the month of March, and the autumn season extends until the day of the winter solstice.

When does the fall semester start this year 2022?

The day of the autumnal equinox with which autumn began last year was on Wednesday, September 22, 2021, and ended on the day of the winter solstice (Tuesday, December 21, 2021).

As for this year, the fall semester begins on Friday (September 23, 2022) and ends on Wednesday (December 21, 2022), so that it lasts 89 days.

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The beginning of autumn in meteorology

Meteorological seasons are derived by dividing the year into four periods, each spanning three months. These seasons are divided to coincide with the beginning of the months, which facilitates the process of monitoring and forecasting and comparing seasonal and monthly statistics.

According to the meteorological calendar, the first day of autumn is always September 1, and ends on November 30 , meaning that the autumn semester in meteorology extends for 3 months: September, October, November.

Signs you see, indicating the beginning of the autumn season

1. Beginning on the autumnal equinox when the length of the day and night are approximately equal, the nights thereafter become increasingly longer as the days go by.
2. As autumn enters the Northern Hemisphere, the northern part begins to tilt away from the sun, resulting in less direct sunlight and lower temperatures.
3. Changing the color of the leaves of trees and plants, which is one of the most beautiful signs of autumn, as the color of the leaves changes from green to red, orange or yellow. Read more: Why do tree leaves change color in autumn?
4. Bird migration, where birds such as nightingales, cuckoos and swallows fly south in search of warmer temperatures.
5. During the fall, the seeds of many trees (such as walnuts and conkers) ripen and fall to the ground, and we notice the seeds of some trees filling the sidewalks.

How does the weather change with the onset of autumn?

The astronomical entry of the northern part of the globe in the autumn does not necessarily mean direct changes to the weather, such as a decrease in temperatures or instability of the weather. Especially those located on the Mediterranean basin.