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WHAT IS AN INDIAN SUMMER?

METEOROLOGIST JEFF HABY

The Indian summer is relevant to locations in the mid-latitudes that experience a pronounced cool season (October to March) and a pronounced warm season (April to September). When the fall season arrives there will be spells of cold or warm weather and also spells of rainy or dry weather in the middle latitudes. Mixed within the cold and/or rainy periods will be periods with above normal temperatures and clear skies. The origin of the use Indian is perhaps due to Native Americans in the past preparing for winter during these warm spells by gathering food and shelter material. The late fall is the time of the year most relevant for the use of the term Indian summer.