Here are some highlights for today!
- The Northern Hemisphere summer solstice will occur at 10:42 PM CDT / 9:42 PM MDT tonight.
- This date marks the official beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, occurring when Earth arrives at the point in its orbit where the North Pole is at its maximum tilt (about 23.5 degrees) toward the Sun, resulting in the longest day and shortest night of the calendar year.
- On the day of the June solstice, the Northern Hemisphere receives sunlight at the most direct angle of the year.
- Our day today will be over 14 hours long.
- Check out how long the day is in some places along the northern US:
- Juneau, Alaska: 18 hours 17 minutes
- Anchorage, Alaska: 19 hours 23 minutes
- Bismarck, North Dakota: 15 hours 52 minutes
- Portland, Oregon: 15 hours 41 minutes
- Seattle, Washington: 15 hours 59 minutes
- Burlington, Vermont: 15 hours 33 minutes
- Green Bay, Wisconsin: 15 hours 33 minutes
- Sioux Falls, South Dakota: 15 hours 26 minutes
- Detroit, Michigan: 15 hours 20 minutes
- Lansing, Michigan: 15 hours 23 minutes
- Gaylord, Michigan: 15 hours 40 minutes
- Minneapolis, Minnesota: 15 hours 37 minutes
- New York City, New York: 15 hours 8 minutes (Several New York cities, including Watertown, Rochester, Syracuse, Buffalo, Albany, Binghamton, White Plains, and New York City will have 15 hours and 32 minutes of sunshine)
- Hartford, Connecticut: 15 hours 13 minutes
- Springfield, Massachusetts: 15 hours 16 minutes
- Providence, Rhode Island: 15 hours 13 minutes
- Chicago, Illinois: 15 hours 13 minutes
Check out all the info from the National Weather Service Summer Solstice feature.