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Show Why Isn't June The Hottest? Most everyone knows that the shortest day of the year occurs in December and the longest in June. If the sun shines the least in December, why isn't that month the bitterest of winter months? AND, IF the sun shines longest long-est in June than any other time, why isn't June the most oppressive of the summer months? As the reader knows, December is seldom the coldest col-dest winter month and July and August are often hotter than June. What's the answer? The answer lies in the fact that the earth stores up the heat during the summer and loses it slowly. When the shortest day of the year arrives, usually December 21st, the earth still retains some of its stored up heat from the summer. LIKEWISE, when the longest lon-gest day of the year arrives the summer soltice (June 21st this year), the earth has not stored up the amount of heat it will contain by July and August, after additional long days and short nights. |
