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Summer Starts
Jun 20, 2008 | 1:17 PM
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Summer officially starts Friday night at 6:59 pm....meaning the first FULL day of summer is Saturday June 21st.  We call this the summer solstice.  This is where the sun's rays are directed at the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere.  Get outside and enjoy the sun because this is known as the longest day of the year.  We'll continue to lose daylight throughout the summer. 
Did you know that this is the earliest summer solstice since 1896?  2008 is a leap year and because of the extra day the summer solstice is on June 20th.  If we didn't have the extra day the solstice would've been on June 21st. 
Enjoy!
Tara
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I've been a Meteorologist at FOX 11 since 2004. Not only do I love the weather but all areas of science. In this blog I'm going to go "beyond the forecast" and show you interesting things with the environment and space. Enjoy!!

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