
Where did this term originate and what is its definition today?
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Who is the author of this article and what is the year?〈indian summer meaning: what is an Indian summer or second summer?〉
Here in the Midwest, specifically central northeastern Illinois, the weather has been warm, borderline cool. Today, the chill creeped in and the temperature dropped to 36*F with a windchill. Your description was right, it’s St. Martin’a in full blast.
Here in central Pennsylvania… We’ve had a couple frosts over the past few weeks but as we approach Saint martins day on 11 November, our highs will be in the low 40s and nighttime temperatures in the 30s so there will be no Indian summer or second summer this year.
We have had a couple big frosts and cold weeks. Now warm 70's rainy, and overcast for this week and last. A little before Nov 11
Warm morning in last night. MA today 70f.
Wet ground this morning without rain lastnight.
Here in northern NY its freezing! We have not gotten Indian summer. Doesn't look like we will. I guess 40 degrees and rain with high winds is our 2nd summer. I hate the weather here.
The ingredients are all here: after a HARD frost, with foggy mornings, hazy days, cold, clear nights, in rural Central New York (Otsego - Delaware Counties border). Under a true-blue sky, I sat in the warmth of the sun on the grassy slope with my ten-year old dog, Pooh Bear. We do this as often as weather and my schedule permits and it is always a bonding time. Knowing such Indian Summer days may be ending for this Autumn, we spent extra time today, enjoying all that Nature offers. Wishing every one a Happy Thanksgiving. Edie
We live 40 miles west of Washington, DC. We have had two days of beautiful Indian Summer weather and today looks to be another. We had a two week cold spell preceding this beautiful weather, very cold nights (20s and 30s) for this area this early in the season. Days were in the low 40s.
In our neck of the woods, we are experiencing an Indian Summer. We’ve had 3 frosts, the hardest frost on Saturday Nov.6th. Overnight temps in the mid 30°’s. Daytime temps in the high 60°’s. It’s absolutely gorgeous. We’ve even had a picnic on our large property. Once again affirming that Autumn is My Favorite Season. Thank you for this wonderful article. Keep up the good work Farmer’s Almanac Crew. I look forward to your daily emails.
I really enjoy waking to learning more about nature and its effect of us humans and "how things came to be named." I like that you include how many of our expressions are rooted in indigenous and/or early settler language. I especially like that you try to name the specific tribe as it reminds me of the the reality of "500 Nations" (Ken Burns documentary).
However, I wonder if this explanation could be edited with more awareness about the give/take relationship. In my opinion, the line that when Indians "would decide to have one more go at the settlers" is off the mark as "one more go" makes it sound like the only aggressors were local indigenous people and that it was almost sport for them. Instead, perhaps the FA editors could rephrase as it is important to acknowledge that Indian military strategy came down to survival, not sport. Thank you for considering this suggestion.
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