One morning is sunny, with mild temperatures, and the next day the campus feels like an icebox. The mercury barely gets above the freezing mark and everyone is asking, ‘What is up with this weather?’
Fall is full of changing weather patterns, and although it might feel like winter out there, winter does not officially start until Dec. 22.
As the days get shorter, Earth’s surface soaks up less sunlight, bringing cooler temperatures. The farther north you go, closer to the North Pole, the less sunlight you get. This is because the Earth is tilted away from the sun. In addition, this means that the Artic is even colder than the Northeast. As polar fronts sweep over the Northeast, they pull in super cooled air, dropping temperatures dramatically.
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