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Meteorologists consider December 15 the start of the Northern Hemisphere winter.
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Meteorologists consider December 21 the start of the Northern Hemisphere winter.
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Meteorologists consider December 11 the start of the Northern Hemisphere winter.
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Meteorologists consider December 1 the start of the Northern Hemisphere winter.
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Meteorologists consider December 10 the start of the Northern Hemisphere winter.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the Northern Hemisphere, winter generally begins on December 21 or 22. This is the winter solstice, the day of the year with the shortest period of daylight.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first day of winter in the Northern Hemisphere is marked by the winter solstice, which occurs on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at 4:48 P.M. EST. For the northern half of Earth (the Northern Hemisphere), the winter solstice occurs annually on December 21 or 22.
Detailed explanation-3: -It is winter in December in the Northern Hemisphere, because that is when it is the South Pole’s turn to be tilted toward the Sun.
Detailed explanation-4: -The seasons are defined as spring (March, April, May), summer (June, July, August), autumn (September, October, November) and winter (December, January, February).
Detailed explanation-5: -Our northern winter is in Dec, Jan and Feb, whereas the southern winter is in June, July, and August. Each of our summers is 6 months away from our winters in our respective hemispheres.