DECEMBER AND EACH OF ITS 31 DAYS

Page 1

NIELS JØRGEN THØGERSEN

DECEMBER And all its 31 days Niels Jørgen Thøgersen

The name December comes from the word decem. This is the Latin name for the figure ten. The reason is that this month was the 10th month in the old Roman calendar, which originally was made by king Numa Pompilius around 500 BC. In this calendar March was the first month in the year. This calendar was many centuries later replaced by the Gregorian calendar, where January is the first month of each year and where December consequently is month no. 12. This calendar was introduced from around 1580. It Denmark it happened in the year 1700. In the old days this month was in Denmark ( and the other Nordic countries, I believe ) called KRISTMÅNED ( CHRIST MONTH ). Or CHRISTMAS MONTH. There are several old Danish weather warnings for the month of December:   

A cold December with lots of snow will often mean that the next summer will be very good and fertile If December is very cold the harvest next year will be very good If the weather is good in the beginning of the month it will last until Christmas

If you look at the weather as it actually has been over the years you have a number of interesting weather records when Denmark is concerned:      

1981: 2006: 1953: 1981: 1890: 1985:

Coldest December: - 4,0 degrees in average Warmest December: + 7,0 degrees in average Highest temperature in December: + 14,5 degrees Coldest temperature in December: - 25,6 degrees Most dry December: 7 mm rain Most wet December: 140 mm rain


Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook
Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.