Why isn’t Dec 2st the beginning of the winter and not the middle?

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Since it’s the shortest day of the year you would think it would be the middle of the col season, as the days get longer after.

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There are meteorological seasons and astronomical seasons. Meteorologically (based on temperature cycles) the seasons are divided into three-month blocks. Winter is Dec, Jan, Feb; Spring is March, Apr, May, etc. Astronomically (based on the earth’s position relative to the sun), Winter is approx Dec 21 – March 19; Spring is March 20 – June 20 and so on.

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