It's the heat capacitance of the ground and water.

As days get shorter, it takes a long time for the ground and oceans to really cool off. So there's a delay between the shortest day and the coldest days. Likewise, the longest day is just the start of summer.

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Posted: 12/20/2016 at 8:16PM

Lunar Eclipse tonight, darkest night in 500 years -- TechMomof2 12/20/2016 6:40PM

ThxTM2. The mothmen, myself, and every 3rd barking 3o4 dog, stand ready!** -- bourbonstreet 12/20/2016 10:19PM

You can't bother me! Tomorrow days start getting longer again! -- DonHo-kieHi 12/20/2016 7:45PM

Great reason to celebrate! And there are still a few football -- TechMomof2 12/20/2016 10:04PM

If days are getting longer and sun moving north -- TomTurkey 12/20/2016 7:52PM

It's the heat capacitance of the ground and water. -- Hokie360 12/20/2016 8:16PM

Further away. ** -- 48zip 12/20/2016 7:56PM

Uh oh, that was from 2010. Don't stay up tonight! -- TechMomof2 12/20/2016 7:07PM

This article seems to be current, says there is eclipse tonight -- Hokie in CT 12/21/2016 12:13PM

You didn't, did you? There is a solar eclipse next August so you got that -- grill to chill 12/20/2016 7:31PM

Well, tonight will be the darkest night until at least tomorrow night. ** -- Hokie360 12/20/2016 7:14PM

Ouch** -- astrohokie 12/20/2016 6:51PM

Thanks as I am an astronomy fan. Total solar eclipse 8/21/17 -- grill to chill 12/20/2016 6:49PM

Crazy Guy already is planning to go to Asheville then. ** -- TechMomof2 12/20/2016 6:57PM

Let's hope the weather is nice. ** -- EDGEMAN 12/20/2016 8:14PM

I hope so too since I'm in the path of totality! -- grill to chill 12/21/2016 6:24PM

Vampires? ** -- Stork 12/20/2016 6:44PM

And a few Zombies! ** -- TechMomof2 12/20/2016 6:59PM

It's the heat capacitance of the ground and water.

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