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keithatcpt t1_j2diuh9 wrote

Reply to comment by WayneHudsonIII in I live in New Hampshire, USA. How come it continues to get colder here after the Winter solstice? by WayneHudsonIII

Exactly. The summer solstice is in June, but typically July into August is the hottest part of the year.

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darrellbear t1_j2e9nij wrote

We have it easy in the northern hemisphere--Earth is closest to the Sun on January 3, farthest from the Sun in July. The southern hemisphere gets the worst of it in both months (hotter summers and colder winters), though it's mediated somewhat by more ocean in the southern part of the planet.

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