[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

We consider Spring to start the 1st February here

WHo is the "we" that you doth speak of?

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

WHo is the "we" that you doth speak of?

Irish people

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Irish people

I am not sure Met Éireann agree

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

I am not sure Met Éireann agree

The seasons: spring and summer

In spring (February to April), the average highest temperatures range from 46 to 54°F, with April considered particularly pleasant. In summer (May to July), the averages for highest temperatures are between 64 and 68°F.

The warmest months, July and August, get about 18 hours of daylight and it gets dark only after 11pm. Hence the well-worn phrase in Ireland; "sure there's a grand stretch in the evenings".

http://www.ireland.com/en-us/about-i...lands-weather/

And so in Ireland spring traditionally begins not in March, but on the 1st of February with Lá Feabhra (February Day), also known as St. Brigid's Day; summer begins with Lá Bealtaine (May Day); autumn begins on the 1st of August with Lá Lúnasa; while winter arrives in November with Lá Samhna (November Day).Feb 6, 2011

http://www.giyinternational.org/inde...hread/141/#368

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

The seasons: spring and summer

In spring (February to April), the average highest temperatures range from 46 to 54°F, with April considered particularly pleasant. In summer (May to July), the averages for highest temperatures are between 64 and 68°F.

The warmest months, July and August, get about 18 hours of daylight and it gets dark only after 11pm. Hence the well-worn phrase in Ireland; "sure there's a grand stretch in the evenings".

http://www.ireland.com/en-us/about-i...lands-weather/

And so in Ireland spring traditionally begins not in March, but on the 1st of February with Lá Feabhra (February Day), also known as St. Brigid's Day; summer begins with Lá Bealtaine (May Day); autumn begins on the 1st of August with Lá Lúnasa; while winter arrives in November with Lá Samhna (November Day).Feb 6, 2011

http://www.giyinternational.org/inde...hread/141/#368

Seasons

The change from winter to spring or from summer to autumn is gradual and the general trend is subject to reversals which may last for a week or more. For Climatological purposes, on the basis of air temperature, seasons are regarded as three - month periods as follows: December to February - winter, March to May - spring, June to August - summer and September to November - autumn. This is a common grouping in the meteorological practice of many countries in the middle and northern latitudes.

http://www.met.ie/climate-ireland/cl...of-ireland.asp

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Seasons

The change from winter to spring or from summer to autumn is gradual and the general trend is subject to reversals which may last for a week or more. For Climatological purposes, on the basis of air temperature, seasons are regarded as three - month periods as follows: December to February - winter, March to May - spring, June to August - summer and September to November - autumn. This is a common grouping in the meteorological practice of many countries in the middle and northern latitudes.

http://www.met.ie/climate-ireland/cl...of-ireland.asp

everyone else in Ireland besides Met Éireann consider February 1st, the start of Spring

[Cherie]

Horrible morning here in the SE but suns out now and it feels warm