Why is august the start of autumn in Ireland and not the rest of Europe.

Cubik

Today was certainly miserable - and quite cool. It can be that way in the summer though, just as there can be sweltering hot days in August also.

7 Seconds...

It's because we're Irish!:D

NIMAN

did Summer start this year?

Poor Uncle Tom

It's Autumn, we're a month into Autumn now!

All that free education was wasted on you...........

realdanbreen

NIMAN wrote: »

did Summer start this year?

When I was a kid we were taught that the summer months were May June July. This was the case for centuries and based on animal and plant changes etc. Then some namby pamby Met office pen pusher comes along and says 'I have an idea lets make the summer months June July and August!' Fact is we are now heading into the second month of Autumn.

gramar

Only if you live in Summer Bay.

Badly Drunk Boy

We already had this discussion at the start of the month.

And we've had great weather this year. I cycle to work and have rarely had to wear a jacket over the past few months.

realdanbreen

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

We already had this discussion at the start of the month.

And we've had great weather this year. I cycle to work and have rarely had to wear a jacket over the past few months.

That's another thing, cyclists. One time a fella rode a bike , tuck the right leg into the sock and off you go.Now you have to dress up like a Christmas tree with lycra, helmets, tights gloves etc and head down over the handlebars as if you were in the Tour de France.:rolleyes:

lazybones32

Yes. Let's call every season Summer so people stop being confused.

Mint Sauce

It's still warm enough to wear shorts, so gonna make the most of it.

ThisRegard

Mint Sauce wrote: »

It's still warm enough to make shorts,

Do you also repair them? There's a hole in a pocket in a pair of mine that could do with some fixing.

alberto67

Summer is until Christmas sales start. 116 days before Christmas by the way...

branie2

As far as I'm concerned, it's autumn

zuutroy

Could have done with gloves when on the bike this morning ffs.

rainbow kirby

Meteorological summer ends at the end of August, so yes, today is the last day of summer.

Kimbot

MOD Thread merged, no need for more than one thread on the same subject.

Pinch Flat

It's because we're so far west - takes longer for autumn to fall in the rest of Europe.....

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

murpho999 wrote: »

It's this silly idea that we should stick to pagan seasons.

Today is climatically not Autumn, it's still Summer and will be until mid September.

Met Eireann also have summer as June, July August.

A lot of it stems from people's belief that February 1st is the first day of Spring.

Pagan seasons would end and begin with the equinoxes and solstices, would they not...?

topper75

realdanbreen wrote: »

That's another thing, cyclists. One time a fella rode a bike , tuck the right leg into the sock and off you go.Now you have to dress up like a Christmas tree with lycra, helmets, tights gloves etc and head down over the handlebars as if you were in the Tour de France.:rolleyes:

The bike may be a 'Christmas tree' in the darker months so drivers can see me. Lycra doesn't flap and slow you down like regular clothing. The helmets can be useful too on occasion. That one spill I had made me damn glad I was wearing gloves. And if you need to wonder why people on bikes crouch down then I can only assume the Nobel prize for physics will not be straining your mantelpiece anytime soon.

One time a fella driving a motor used to wind up the engine with a crank by the radiator in front and put on goggles to drive around the countryside squeezing the rubber bulb on a brass horn like Mr. Toad in Wind in the Willows.

Forgive me if you still do this and my analogy is misplaced.

realdanbreen

topper75 wrote: »

. Lycra doesn't flap and slow you down like regular clothing.

What, you need to knock 15.8 seconds off your journey to work? gimme a break.

mezzz

we have had 48 days of sunshine since the 1st of july