Over the course of the next few years England did more than that, beating Zimbabwe and West Indies the following summer - a springboard to a remarkable winter in 2000-01, when both Pakistan and Sri Lanka were put to the sword.

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It isn't surprising that traffic fluctuates with the seasons, spiking in the winter when there is bad weather and bottoming out in the summer when Manhattanites head for the beaches and hills, Mr. Schwartz said.

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Over the coming weeks gasoline prices are expected to drift higher, as they do nearly every late winter and early spring when refiners close for maintenance and switch to more expensive summer blends.

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Stockholm, situated just below 60 degrees latitude, also experiences extremes when it comes to hours of sunlight, with very short winter days and extra long summer ones.

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Although the seasonal equinoxes and solstices seem to divide the year into four equal parts, when you count the days of what we officially call winter, spring, summer and fall, each season is different, says Bing Quock, acting chairman of the Morrison Planetarium at the California Academy of Sciences.

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From the shore, the park will be visible only on clear winter days, and the turbines will be nearly invisible during summer months when Rehoboth Beach fills with vacationers, Lanard said.

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Inventories normally dip in summer, when drivers take to the road, pushing up demand for petrol, and in winter, when demand for heating oil surges.

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When the deal is done, Jambalaya will take PSV guests on day sails in the summer and Beauty in the winter.

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High, of course, is when the kids are out of school and the weather is great, or summer, while low is during the depths of winter, when fewer people are traveling, with the exception of the holidays.

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