Dictionary term
Meteorological Season
Direct answer
Meteorological Season: A Meteorological Season groups three whole calendar months according to the annual temperature cycle to support consistent climate statistics.
A Meteorological Season is a three-month climatological grouping.
A Meteorological Season is a three-month climatological grouping.
A Sun–Earth orientation for seasonal, atmospheric, tidal, and terrestrial terms.Quick reference
- Use when
- Use Meteorological Season for climate summaries and make clear which hemisphere and month convention is being applied.
- Do not use it for
- Do not confuse meteorological seasons with equinox-to-solstice astronomical seasons or with local ecological seasons.
- Reference category
- Seasons & Earth Almanac
- Related terms
- Astronomical Season, Equinox, Solstice, Sunrise
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The story behind Meteorological Season
Meteorologists and climatologists adopted fixed seasonal groupings to make monthly and seasonal records easier to calculate and compare.
Meteorological Season in spiritual tradition
Meteorological seasons show how a useful convention can serve comparison without replacing lived local weather.
Meteorological Season: fact and faith, kept distinct
This is a factual astronomy, calendar, Earth-science, cultural, or historical reference. It can support wonder at the created order without becoming a claim of fate, worship, or private revelation.
Meteorological Season in numerology
Meteorological Season is not a numerology claim. Any numbers attached to it should retain their ordinary scientific, calendrical, navigational, or historical meaning unless a separate symbolic interpretation is clearly labeled.
Why Meteorological Season matters
Fixed month groups are easier to compare across years than astronomical seasons whose exact times and lengths vary.
Meteorological Season at work: an example
In the Northern Hemisphere convention, meteorological spring is March through May.
Where interpretation stops
Meteorological Season is presented as sourced astronomy, calendrical, Earth-science, cultural, or instrument-history reference. Definitions should distinguish measured phenomena from civil convention and historical interpretation, preserve location and time dependencies, and avoid turning factual sky data into a deterministic personal claim.
Sources and editorial method
Research references used for this entry include:
- NOAA NCEI: Meteorological Versus Astronomical Seasons - Official comparison of seasons defined by Earth-Sun geometry and by climatological month groups.
- Source
- The Great Almanac Dictionary
- Category
- Seasons & Earth Almanac
- Also appears in
- Seasons & Earth Almanac
- Aliases
- None listed
- Last updated
- 2026-07-15
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Common questions
What is Meteorological Season?
A Meteorological Season groups three whole calendar months according to the annual temperature cycle to support consistent climate statistics.
How is Meteorological Season used in an almanac?
Use Meteorological Season for climate summaries and make clear which hemisphere and month convention is being applied.
What should I avoid when interpreting Meteorological Season?
Do not confuse meteorological seasons with equinox-to-solstice astronomical seasons or with local ecological seasons.
