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Hey Weather Experts :)

Are we experiencing Indian Summer or is this just crazy/unpredictable St. Louis weather at its best!

I remember as a child hearing the weather guys talk about indian summer and I don't know why I was so fascinated with the phenomena. It may have something to do with loving autumn!

Why is Indian Summer called Indian Summer?
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anaconda-dan read my blog view my photos
Oct 2, 2006 | 10:08 PM

From Wikipedia...
In some regions, such as the southeastern United States, Indian summer is colloquially used to describe the hottest times of the year, typically in late July or August. These are more commonly known as dog days.

The term has been used for well over two centuries. The earliest known use was by French American writer St. John de Crevecoeur in rural New York in 1778. There are several theories as to its etymology:

It may be so named because this was the traditional period where North American First Nations/Native American peoples would harvest their fall crops.
In The Americans, The Colonial Experience, Daniel J. Boorstin speculates that the term originated from raids on European colonies by Indian war parties; these raids usually ended in autumn, hence the extension to summer-like weather was an "Indian" summer. Indeed, two of the three other known uses of the term "Indian summer" in the 18th century are from accounts kept by two Army officers leading retaliation expeditions against Indians for raids on settlers in Ohio and Indiana in 1790, and Pennsylvania in 1794.[1]
It could be so named because the phenomenon was more common in what were then North American Indian territories, as opposed to the Eastern seaboard.
It may be of Asian Indian, rather than North American Indian, origin. H. E. Ware, an English writer, noted that ships at that time traversing the Indian Ocean loaded up their cargo the most during the "Indian Summer", or fair weather season. Several ships actually had an "I.S." on their hull at the load level thought safe during the I

anaconda-dan read my blog view my photos
Oct 2, 2006 | 10:10 PM

Indian Summer.
The term is also used metaphorically to refer to anything that blooms late, or unexpectedly, or after it has lost relevance. Compare to renaissance.

anaconda-dan read my blog view my photos
Oct 2, 2006 | 10:47 PM

Anytime!

Stormspotter63640 read my blog view my photos
Oct 3, 2006 | 10:45 AM

I thought you had to have a first frost to qualify a heat wave as an indian summer. Either way lets get this heat out of the way and bring on the snow!!!

ChrisHiggins read my blog view my photos
Oct 4, 2006 | 8:58 PM

Actually, I've always known "Indian Summer" to be the that nice big warmup that typically lasts a week...sometimes a bit longer...that comes in November after the first killing frost. But I have to admit I've never read that anywhere. It's one of those things that has been passed down through generations of meteorologists.

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I love the STL and Fox 2.I am a reporter "wannabe"! I have lived in St. Louis, MO all my life. I am a graduate of Missouri State University in Springfield,MO ...GO BEARS!!!!! and I am currently pursing my M.Ed in Education. Mostly importantly, I am blessed... I am happly wed and have a beautiful little girl that is appoaching her terrible twos. I love dabbling in web design, photography, and fictional writing in my spare time. I love the outdoors and autumn is my favorite season:)

Member Since: 9/28/2006