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In southern and southeast Asia, where the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsoon monsoon] occurs, summer is more generally defined as lasting from March to May/early June, their warmest time of the year, ending with the onset of the monsoon rains.

In southern and southeast Asia, where the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsoon monsoon] occurs, summer is more generally defined as lasting from March to May/early June, their warmest time of the year, ending with the onset of the monsoon rains.

In some areas of the United States, summer season begins on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Day Memorial Day] weekend (the last Monday in May) and ends at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_Day Labor Day] weekend (the first Monday in September). Likewise, another set of pop-cultural reference points for summer is the time when elementary and secondary schools close down for the "summer vacation". This period usually lasts from around early to mid June until around late August to early September, depending on where the school is located. In the United States, summer is often fixed as the period from the summer solstice to the fall equinox.

In some areas of the United States, summer season begins on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Day Memorial Day] weekend (the last Monday in May) and ends at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_Day Labor Day] weekend (the first Monday in September). Likewise, another set of pop-cultural reference points for summer is the time when elementary and secondary schools close down for the "summer vacation". This period usually lasts from around early to mid June until around late August to early September, depending on where the school is located. In the United States, summer is often fixed as the period from the summer solstice to the fall equinox.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer]

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