What's the difference between meteorological and astronomical seasons?

Did you know there are actually two seasonal cycles for winter, spring, summer and fall — one is astronomical and the other is meteorological. Astronomical seasons are based on the position of Earth in relation to the sun, whereas the meteorological seasons follow the calendar year and are based on the annual temperature cy

Season - Wikipedia

Spring is officially here. What does that mean?

Meteorological Spring: March 1 Marks Spring on (Some) Calendars – NBC New York

Why Meteorological Winter and Astronomical Winter are different

NWS Sioux Falls on X: Today marked the first day of meteorological or climatological Spring! But what about the astronomical seasons? Here's a closer look at the differences between the two types

Weather 101: Meteorological Seasons

Insider Blog: What's the difference between astronomical and meteorological seasons? - KESQ

Spring starts with the vernal equinox this week. Here's what to know

Meteorological vs Astronomical Summer: What's the difference between the two?

Meteorological vs. astronomical spring

Meteorological vs. Astronomical Spring: What's the difference?

Meteorological vs. Astronomical seasons

The spring equinox is here. What does that mean?

It's the spring equinox. What does that mean?