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Bookmark or Share- Winter: The coldest season | Live ScienceWinter, the coldest season of the year, comes between autumn and spring. It is associated with plunging temperatures and icy weather, but its impact and timing change according to location. The...
- Winter Solstice 2023: When Is the First Day of Winter? What ...The first day of winter in the Northern Hemisphere is marked by the winter solstice, which occurs on Thursday, December 21, 2023, at 10:27 P.M. EST. For the northern half of Earth (the Northern Hemisphere), the winter solstice occurs annually on December 21 or 22. (The Southern Hemisphere’s winter solstice occurs in June.)
- winter - Kids | Britannica Kids | Homework HelpWinter is the coldest season of the year. It falls between autumn and spring. Winter comes from an old Germanic word that means “time of water.” This refers to the rain and snow of winter. Winter begins on the winter solstice, the day of the year with the fewest hours of sunlight. In the Northern Hemisphere this is on either December 21 or 22.
- Winter - WikipediaWinter is the coldest and darkest season of the year in polar and temperate climates. It occurs after autumn and before spring. The tilt of Earth's axis causes seasons; winter occurs when a hemisphere is oriented away from the Sun. Different cultures define different dates as the start of winter, and some use a definition based on weather.
- Winter | Definition, Dates, & Facts | BritannicaWinter, coldest season of the year, between autumn and spring; the name comes from an old Germanic word that means ‘time of water’ and refers to the rain and snow of winter in middle and high latitudes. The low temperatures associated with winter occur only in those latitudes.
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