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Ohio and West Virginia on September 23rd? Not really.... First off, the root of the term equinox is Latin and means equal night, which often gives off the impression we will experience equal day and night. This oftentimes is not the case due to the understanding of when the sunrises and sets and our position on Earth.
The end of October and beginning of November is when we typically see our first snowflakes. Our first snowflakes last year fell on the morning of October 18th, 2022.
Our Summer heat has been ending sooner but, that might not be the full story behind our warming seasons here in South Carolina.
It is best to refer to these three months as Climatological Fall.
The transition between summer and fall is coming up this week and summer will go out with a surge of heat.