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  • Location: The North Kent countryside
  • Weather Preferences: Hot summers, snowy winters and thunderstorms!
  • Location: The North Kent countryside

Can't believe we're at this point already. Not ready for nights to be shortening again.

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  • Location: North York Moors
  • Location: North York Moors
57 minutes ago, Lauren said:

Can't believe we're at this point already. Not ready for nights to be shortening again.

That's OK then, because they are lengthening in a few days time :)

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  • Location: Wrexham, North East Wales 80m asl
  • Weather Preferences: Snow and thunderstorms
  • Location: Wrexham, North East Wales 80m asl

11.08 this morning the sun begins its return journey, and the countdown to winter begins.

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  • Location: sheffield
  • Weather Preferences: Basically intresting weather,cold,windy you name it
  • Location: sheffield
6 minutes ago, Carl46Wrexham said:

11.08 this morning the sun begins its return journey, and the countdown to winter begins.

The journey to the good times begins!

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  • Location: The North Kent countryside
  • Weather Preferences: Hot summers, snowy winters and thunderstorms!
  • Location: The North Kent countryside
1 hour ago, 4wd said:

That's OK then, because they are lengthening in a few days time :)

Gah! I meant days!

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  • Location: Beccles, Suffolk.
  • Weather Preferences: Thunder, snow, heat, sunshine...
  • Location: Beccles, Suffolk.
5 minutes ago, markyo said:

The journey to the good times begins!

No, no, no, nooooooo...The time of year when Ice Man and yourself are doing cartwheels of joy, whilst I'm whining about anticyclonic gloom, will soon be upon us!

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  • Location: sheffield
  • Weather Preferences: Basically intresting weather,cold,windy you name it
  • Location: sheffield
8 minutes ago, Ed Stone said:

No, no, no, nooooooo...The time of year when Ice Man and yourself are doing cartwheels of joy, whilst I'm whining about anticyclonic gloom, will soon be upon us!

Oh yes my friend,oh yes.......let the good times roll!

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  • Location: Wrexham, North East Wales 80m asl
  • Weather Preferences: Snow and thunderstorms
  • Location: Wrexham, North East Wales 80m asl

You summer loving guys can enjoy the coming vile heat and humidity but....every day from today onwards, the days start to shorten...by a few seconds per day at first but with ever increasing unstoppable momentum.

Our time is coming again. 10 weeks til the start of meteorological Autumn (cackle)

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  • Location: Andover, Hampshire
  • Location: Andover, Hampshire

most depressing day of the year for me. Can't believe it's here already:*(

 

Fingers crossed for sustained warmth/heat until end of September.

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  • Location: Cambridge, UK
  • Weather Preferences: Summer > Spring > Winter > Autumn :-)
  • Location: Cambridge, UK

The days may be shortening, but for the next 2 months the heat will be increasing!

Guess I'm lucky in that while I prefer summer, I like winter as well, so I won't be getting too beat up about the days getting shorter again. Only 4 months until everyone can start panning for gold and looking for that epic cold spell once again.

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  • Location: Ashbourne,County Meath,about 6 miles northwest of dublin airport. 74m ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Cold weather - frost or snow
  • Location: Ashbourne,County Meath,about 6 miles northwest of dublin airport. 74m ASL

The long journey back to winter has started.  Of course at this stage it's just psychological . But I don't like the days being so long at this time of year so I look forward to the days getting that bit shorter for starters.

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  • Location: Wrexham, North East Wales 80m asl
  • Weather Preferences: Snow and thunderstorms
  • Location: Wrexham, North East Wales 80m asl
1 hour ago, Mokidugway said:

Aye ,the long march back to crap damp drizzle days with no snow what an epic yawn fest winter is 

And it'll be getting closer every day from now on. PS I couldn't help but notice that you live at 8000m above sea level. Get altitude sickness much? .

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  • Location: Linford, Essex
  • Location: Linford, Essex

Less than 2 weeks until true night returns. However much I'm enjoying this wonderful Summer we're having at the moment, I still yearn for the descent into Winter. 

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  • Location: Edmonton Alberta(via Chelmsford, Exeter & Calgary)
  • Weather Preferences: Sunshine and 15-25c
  • Location: Edmonton Alberta(via Chelmsford, Exeter & Calgary)
3 minutes ago, Nizzer said:

Less than 2 weeks until true night returns. However much I'm enjoying this wonderful Summer we're having at the moment, I still yearn for the descent into Winter. 

This is the first year im not looking forward to the nights drawing in..im really enjoying not having to get up in the dark...i found it quite depressing getting up for work in the dark for 8 months 

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  • Location: Linford, Essex
  • Location: Linford, Essex
1 minute ago, cheeky_monkey said:

This is the first year im not looking forward to the nights drawing in..im really enjoying not having to get up in the dark...i found it quite depressing getting up for work in the dark for 8 months 

I work nights, so don't have that problem. Only time I've seen darkness over the past couple of weeks has been on my journey home from work, and even that has only been Astronomical Twilight.

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  • Location: Edmonton Alberta(via Chelmsford, Exeter & Calgary)
  • Weather Preferences: Sunshine and 15-25c
  • Location: Edmonton Alberta(via Chelmsford, Exeter & Calgary)
7 minutes ago, Nizzer said:

I work nights, so don't have that problem. Only time I've seen darkness over the past couple of weeks has been on my journey home from work, and even that has only been Astronomical Twilight.

has a lot to do with my location and its proximity in my time zone....Dark Mornings in London for me last 13th Sept - 8th March..here in Edmonton they last from 25th August - 16th April..which is an extra 2 months.

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  • Location: Leeds
  • Weather Preferences: snow, heat, thunderstorms
  • Location: Leeds
2 hours ago, cheeky_monkey said:

This is the first year im not looking forward to the nights drawing in..im really enjoying not having to get up in the dark...i found it quite depressing getting up for work in the dark for 8 months 

I feel the same for some reason - this year more than last year I'm dreading the return to pre-4pm sunsets. Maybe it's because the weather's been so nice? 

I actually like the short days around Christmas because it can feel pretty cosy, but otherwise it's rather depressing. I hope we get some snow to brighten things up a bit.

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  • Location: The North Kent countryside
  • Weather Preferences: Hot summers, snowy winters and thunderstorms!
  • Location: The North Kent countryside

I'm very much a summer person and always suffer a mood dip in winter so pre 4pm darkness is definitely not for me. Would probably be better off somewhere where the daylight stays roughly the same year round.

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  • Location: NW LONDON
  • Weather Preferences: Sun, sleet, Snow
  • Location: NW LONDON
3 minutes ago, Lauren said:

I'm very much a summer person and always suffer a mood dip in winter so pre 4pm darkness is definitely not for me. Would probably be better off somewhere where the daylight stays roughly the same year round.

Already lost half hour of daylight in the evening 

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  • Location: Windermere 120m asl
  • Location: Windermere 120m asl

It isn't until a months time we begin to notice the lowering light levels, it begins to get dark around 9pm then, so we have a good 4 weeks or so yet, of proper summer light. The run of clear light nights this summer so far has been remarkable. 

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  • Location: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire
  • Weather Preferences: Winter: Cold & Snowy, Summer: Just not hot
  • Location: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire

Looking forward to a return to "sensible" day lengths (i.e. not daylight at 4am), such a shame it's a short period.

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  • Location: sheffield
  • Weather Preferences: Basically intresting weather,cold,windy you name it
  • Location: sheffield

I normally wake about 4am normally,the difference is noticeable already,having to put the bathroom light on for my usual toilet visit now!

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