Ask a Climatologist: Summer solstice

(Graphic courtesy of Brian Brettschneider)Alaskans will celebrate the summer solstice at 8:24 tonight. The solstice is the point when the sun’s rays reach their highest latitude of the year. And also the moment when the days start getting shorter.
And Brian Brettschneider, with our Ask a Climatologist segment said the solstice is always a popular topic with Alaskans.
Interview Transcript:
Brian: From an astronomical point of view it’s when the sun’s rays reach their farthest, m