You’ve probably heard the phrase “dog days of summer”. But what does it mean? And why is it commonly considered the period from July 3 to August 11? You can read more about it in this article from The Almanac at Dog Days: What Are the Dog Days of Summer? | July 3–August 11 | The Old Farmer’s Almanac. At least the heat for a lot of us has crept downward due to the frequent showers that have brought cooler (but still humid) air to parts of the region as well as more cloudiness even when the rain does not fall where we are.
