Definition of statement for Students. 1  1 : something written or said in a formal way : something stated The company issued a statement about the new game. 2  2 : a brief record of a business account a monthly bank statement.
When Are the Dogs Days of Summer? The official âdog daysâ of summer begin on July 3 and end on August 11. So how did this time frame earn its canine nickname? It turns out the phrase has nothing to do with the poor pooches who are forever seeking shade in the July heat, and everything to do with the nighttime sky.
In the astronomical calendar, summer begins on the June equinox â the point at which the Northern Hemisphere is tilted closest to the sun and the days are at their longest during the year. The summer solstice falls on June 21 this year, but the date varies from year to year, falling as early as June 20 or as late as 22 June. Since summer (and other seasons) can begin and end on different days each year on the astronomical calendar, it can be hard to compare seasons from year to year in this way. To standardize the length and start of the seasons, in meteorology, the 12 months of the year have been split up into four, 3-month periods. Therefore, in the meteorological calendar, summer includes the months of June, July and August - always starting on 1 June and ending on 31 August.