January 4, give or take a day or 2.
No. The dates appear to vary by 1 to 3 days either way, as seen from our calendar.
It depends on the location and time of year.
There is no set time of year that they happen. They can happen at any time. It is better when they happen during the southern hemisphere's winter, as the nights are longer and darker then, so they are more spectacular.
depends on what country you are in??
1955 was a common year starting on a Saturday. As of 2011, the next time this year will happen is in 2022.
No, perihelion and the December solstice do not happen at the same moment on Earth. Perihelion is when Earth is closest to the Sun in its orbit, occurring in early January, while the December solstice is when the Northern Hemisphere experiences its shortest day and longest night, occurring around December 21st.
No. The dates appear to vary by 1 to 3 days either way, as seen from our calendar.
Perihelion
Yes.
The Sun's gravity on Earth is greatest during winter in the Northern Hemisphere (December) and summer in the Southern Hemisphere (June) when Earth is closest to the Sun in its elliptical orbit, known as perihelion.
January 3, 2010 was the date of the "most recent" perihelion. Hopefully, not the "last" one.
On January 2 or 3 each year.
On January 3 each year, the Earth is at perihelion, which is the closest position to the sun during its entire orbit.
This does seem strange, since periods of daylight start to lengthen after winter solstice on December 21. The reason is because the solstice and perihelion do not happen at the same moment. Perihelion is the point at when the earth is physically closest to the sun, and this happens several days after solstice. This means that the earth's orbital velocity is increasing for several days after solstice, and so the relatively constant rotation of the earth on its axis has to still 'catch up' with solar time. This is not easy to grasp, and it is not easy to visualize. Studying the Equation of Time will help clear this up. One major hurdle to understanding this is the common mis-understanding that solstice and perihelion are either the same thing, or that they happen at the same instant. They are not the same thing, and they do not happen together.
Yes. Cyclones can happen at any time of year.
Tornadoes can happen at any time of year but they are most common in sprind and early summer.
Earth reaches 'perihelion' ... the point in its orbit that's closest to the sun ... at some time during the first few days of January each year.