FARGO — The Dog Days of Summer are here. Ancient Romans described this stretch from late July through late August as the “dog days” due to the fact that of Sirius, the “dog star.” Astronomers in numerous ancient cultures — consisting of early Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans — observed the connection in between the area of the star, Sirius, high in the sky and the latter days of the summer season when the heat is tough to leave.
Sirius is called the “dog star” due to the fact that it is the brightest star of the constellation, Canis Major, “The Big Dog,” which follows Orion, the fantastic hunter, in the night sky. This season, Sirius is an extremely brilliant, morning star, which increases simply ahead of the increasing sun. Many ancients thought the distance of this star to the sun at this time of year triggered unhealthy summer season weather condition.
John Wheeler is Chief Meteorologist for WDAY, a position he has actually had because May of 1985. Wheeler matured in the South, in Louisiana and Alabama, and mentions his family’s transfer to the Midwest as essential to establishing his fascination with weather condition and environment. Wheeler resided in Wisconsin and Iowa as a teen. He went to Iowa State University and attained a B.S. degree in Meteorology in 1984. Wheeler worked about a year at WOI-TV in main Iowa prior to relocating to Fargo and WDAY..
