Welcome Summer!

Yesterday, 7:09pm EDT marked the official start of summer!  Whether you are melting in a heat wave (Midwest & Northeast), or enjoying a nice cool breeze with your feet in the sand, happy first day of summer!  Below are some fun facts about the 2012 summer solstice (these facts are from kirotv.com picture from bbc.co.uk)

– Wednesday, the first day of summer, was the longest day of the year at 15 hours, 59 minutes, and 21 seconds
– Wednesday was three seconds longer than Tuesday
– Today (Thursday) will be one second shorter than yesterday