The dog days will last from July 23, which is the coming Thursday, until August 23, 2020, as reported by SRF Meteo. According to the information, however, it does not look like it will be in the summer heat.
The highest temperatures so far this summer were measured on June 24 at 32.9 degrees in Sion and on Monday in Biasca at 32.3 degrees. With the exception of Valais and the Magadino plain, significantly fewer hot days were counted in summer 2020 than the long-term average.
According to SRF Meteo, the coming days are likely to be rather thunderstorms. The heat, along with the high humidity, is often perceived as muggy. After a summer high and high summer heat, it does not look like in the coming days.
Nothing to do with dogs
The dog days have nothing to do with domestic dogs, as SRF Meteo writes. The term comes from the ancient Egyptians. The days of the dog began when Sirius, who belongs to the constellation of the Big Dog, was first seen in the morning sky.
When the Big Dog was completely visible, the dog days ended. The annual big rains began with the Dog Days, and the farmers had to protect themselves from the Nile flood. The rainy season began in early Egypt in early July.
According to SRF Meteo, the dog days do not start until July 23, because Sirius did not rise for the ancient Romans until the end of July because of the circular rotation of the earth’s axis. They set July 23 as the date for the beginning of the dog days. This has continued to this day.
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