Charley reviewed historical weather data for Chicago for 4 days in 2019 on an online weather website. Chicago is in the northern hemisphere.
Day Sunrise time Sunset time Daylight hours Night hours
Day 1 6:52 a.m. 7:04 p.m. 12 hours 12 minutes 11 hours 48 minutes
Day 2 5:16 a.m 8:29 p.m. 15 hours 13 minutes 8 hours 47 minutes
Day 3 6:39 a.m. 6:46 p.m. 12 hours 7 minutes 11 hours 53 minutes
Day 4 7:15 a.m. 4:23 p.m. 9 hours 8 minutes 14 hours 52 minutes
Which day most likely represents the Summer Solstice?
ay 1
Day 1
Day 2
Day 2
Day 4
Day 4
Day 3
The Summer Solstice is the longest day of the year and occurs when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky. To determine which day most likely represents the Summer Solstice, we need to find the day with the longest daylight hours.
In this case, Day 2 has the longest daylight hours with 15 hours and 13 minutes. Therefore, Day 2 most likely represents the Summer Solstice.