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>But I'm not complaining, we've had hours of sunlight in December. Hours! A few years ago there was only 20 minutes in the whole month, that was a bit dark. Wh
by jeffwass 9y ago
>But I'm not complaining, we've had hours of sunlight in December. Hours! A few years ago there was only 20 minutes in the whole month, that was a bit dark.
Why does the # of hours of darkness vary year to year?
Is it something like an atmospheric effect of solar refraction through the atmosphere during dusk with a dependence on weather-patterns?
- exDM69 9y agoIt's the relentless overcast cloud cover. By sunlight, I mean actual sun visible. I should have said sunshine. There's very little difference in the number of day/night hours, only the little variations where our calendars don't match the motions of the heavens.