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St. Luke's Little Summer

A spell of warm weather that occurs about the time of the saint's feast day, October 18, this period is sometimes referred to as Indian summer.

Solstice

Summer: The Sun reaches its greatest declination (23-1/2°) north of the celestial equator. Winter: The Sun reaches its greatest declination (23-1/2°) south of the celestial equator.

Perigee

The point in the Moon’s orbit that is closest to Earth.

Stratocumulus cloud

Rounded cloud mass that forms on top of a layer.

Cat Nights

This term harks back to the days when people believed in witches. An old Irish legend says that a witch could turn into a cat and regain herself eight times, but on the ninth time, August 17, she couldn’t change back, hence the saying: "A cat has nine lives." Because August is a "yowly" time for cats, this may have prompted the speculation about witches on the prowl in the first place.

Ceilometer

A cloud yardstick. A ceilometer measures the height of clouds.

Argy-bargy

A verbal dispute; a wrangling argument.