When is winter solstice 2024? How much daylight will New York get?

Although New York has already experienced the first snowfalls and cool temperatures of the season, it is not technically winter until the winter solstice on December 21st, or the shortest day of the year when there are less than ten hours of daylight.

Here’s when winter officially begins and what you should know about the December solstice.

When is the first day of winter?

The first day of winter is Saturday, December 21st, ushering in the longest night of the year.

How long will the day be on December 21st in New York?

According to timeanddate.com, sunrise in Rochester on December 21st is at 7:39 a.m. and sunset is at 4:38 p.m. That’s eight hours, 59 minutes and 10 seconds to be exact.

Sunrise in White Plains on December 21 will be at 7:16 a.m. and sunset at 4:30 p.m., says timeanddate.com, meaning the day will be exactly nine hours, 13 minutes and 14 seconds long.

Which US state has the shortest days?

Alaska has the shortest daylight hours in the country. In Fairbanks, sunrise on December 21 is 10:58 a.m. and sunset is 2:40 p.m. — less than four hours of daylight on the winter solstice.

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What happens on the winter solstice?

The reason we have seasonal weather is because the Earth is tilted 23.5 degrees on its axis. As our planet orbits the sun, the direction of the axis does not change. December 21-22 is when the Northern Hemisphere moves furthest away from the sun’s warming rays, which is what we call the winter solstice.

The sun has now reached its highest point in the midday sky in the southern hemisphere at the Tropic of Capricorn. This means that while the United States has three months of winter, it is summer in countries like Australia and Brazil.

What does solstice mean?

Solstice is a combination of Latin words Solwhat “sun” means, and Sister means “to stop,” according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac. It is derived from the Latin word Solstitium. Or to put it another way: Solstice means “the sun stands still”.

What is the difference between solstices and equinoxes?

If you’re wondering, equinox means “equal night” in Latin, when night and day are the same length everywhere on the planet. Just like the solstice, there are two equinoxes – the vernal day (first day of spring) and the fall day (first day of fall).

NOAA winter forecast for New York

The National Weather Service predicts a 40 to 50 percent chance of above-average temperatures for most of New York State this winter, covering December, January and February.
Western and central New York and parts of the Adirondacks have a 40 to 50 percent chance of above-average precipitation during the same period.
The eastern portion of the state, including the Catskills, the Albany region and much of the Hudson Valley, is in the 33% to 40% range for potentially above-average precipitation.
The New York City metropolitan area and Long Island have “equal chances” of normal precipitation, meaning no specific trend is favored.

This is what NOAA predicts:How cold and snowy will this winter be in New York?

Farmer’s Almanac forecast for winter 2024-2025 in New York

According to the Farmer’s Almanac, this winter is expected to be rainy and snowy again. The August release predicted a season of “quick storms that will bring both rain and snow, with little downtime in between.”

While much of the country is expected to experience a wet and mild winter, the coldest temperatures are forecast in the Great Lakes region, not far from New York. The Empire State is located in the Northeast and New England region, where the Farmers’ Almanac predicts above-average amounts of winter precipitation and near-above-average temperatures.

According to the report, snow will be most common in inland and mountainous areas, while sleet and rain will be more common near the coast, particularly near and along the Interstate 95 corridor.

When does winter end?

Winter in the Northern Hemisphere lasts from Saturday, December 21, 2024, to Thursday, March 20, 2025, when the vernal equinox marks the beginning of spring.

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