"The Dog Days of summer are traditionally the 40 days beginning July 3 and ending August 11, which coincide with the morning rise of the Dog Star, Sirius. This is soon after the Summer Solstice, which of course also indicates that heat will soon set in."
Ten weeks exist until the start of the Labor Day Weekend, so get out and enjoy it before it is gone.
This weekend will start the latest sunset of the year, however we will have about 4 weeks of sunsets around 8:30 PM or later. The warmest time — on average — of the summer is still about a month out, but eventually we will reach an average high of 83 degrees. Then in ten weeks, it will start to cool off a bit as autumn approaches, and the sun will start setting noticeably early.
| Week | Date | Dawn | Sun- rise |
Sun- set |
Dusk | Day | Avg High | Avg Low | Record Hi | Record Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Jun 21 | 4:42 am | 5:17 am | 8:36 pm | 9:11 pm | 15:19 | 79 | 58 | 97 (1938) | 41 (1970) |
| 1 | Jun 28 | 4:45 am | 5:20 am | 8:37 pm | 9:12 pm | 15:16 | 81 | 60 | 99 (1901) | 43 (1970) |
| 2 | Jul 5 | 4:49 am | 5:24 am | 8:36 pm | 9:10 pm | 15:11 | 82 | 61 | 99 (1919) | 44 (1982) |
| 3 | Jul 12 | 4:55 am | 5:29 am | 8:32 pm | 9:06 pm | 15:03 | 82 | 62 | 96 (1935) | 44 (1978) |
| 4 | Jul 19 | 5:02 am | 5:35 am | 8:28 pm | 9:01 pm | 14:52 | 83 | 62 | 97 (1904) | 47 (1875) |
| 5 | Jul 26 | 5:09 am | 5:42 am | 8:21 pm | 8:54 pm | 14:39 | 83 | 62 | 96 (1963) | 46 (1976) |
| 6 | Aug 2 | 5:17 am | 5:49 am | 8:14 pm | 8:45 pm | 14:24 | 82 | 61 | 97 (1975) | 45 (1976) |
| 7 | Aug 9 | 5:25 am | 5:56 am | 8:05 pm | 8:35 pm | 14:08 | 82 | 61 | 96 (2001) | 46 (1989) |
| 8 | Aug 16 | 5:33 am | 6:04 am | 7:54 pm | 8:25 pm | 13:50 | 81 | 60 | 97 (1936) | 41 (1972) |
| 9 | Aug 23 | 5:42 am | 6:11 am | 7:44 pm | 8:13 pm | 13:32 | 80 | 59 | 94 (1947) | 44 (1988) |
| 10 | Aug 30 | 5:50 am | 6:19 am | 7:32 pm | 8:01 pm | 13:13 | 78 | 58 | 98 (1953) | 38 (1982) |
| 11 | Sep 6 | 5:57 am | 6:26 am | 7:20 pm | 7:49 pm | 12:53 | 76 | 55 | 91 (1983) | 38 (1938) |
| 12 | Sep 13 | 6:05 am | 6:34 am | 7:08 pm | 7:36 pm | 12:34 | 73 | 53 | 92 (1948) | 37 (1964) |
| 13 | Sep 20 | 6:13 am | 6:41 am | 6:55 pm | 7:23 pm | 12:14 | 71 | 50 | 90 (1946) | 30 (1979) |
| 14 | Sep 27 | 6:21 am | 6:49 am | 6:43 pm | 7:11 pm | 11:54 | 68 | 47 | 89 (2017) | 24 (1947) |
| 15 | Oct 4 | 6:28 am | 6:56 am | 6:30 pm | 6:58 pm | 11:34 | 65 | 44 | 86 (1891) | 26 (1948) |
| 16 | Oct 11 | 6:36 am | 7:04 am | 6:19 pm | 6:47 pm | 11:14 | 62 | 41 | 86 (1949) | 22 (1943) |
Get out and enjoy the summertime, before it's gone!
"The summer solstice marks the official start of summer. It brings the longest day and shortest night of the year for the 88 percent of Earth’s people who live in the Northern Hemisphere. People around the world observe the change of seasons with bonfires and festivals and Fête de la Musique celebrations."
"The Fourth of July was traditionally celebrated as America's birthday, but the idea of an annual day specifically celebrating the Flag is believed to have first originated in 1885. BJ Cigrand, a schoolteacher, arranged for the pupils in the Fredonia, Wisconsin Public School, District 6, to observe June 14 (the 108th anniversary of the official adoption of The Stars and Stripes) as 'Flag Birthday'. In numerous magazines and newspaper articles and public addresses over the following years, Cigrand continued to enthusiastically advocate the observance of June 14 as 'Flag Birthday', or 'Flag Day'."