Indian Summer

[forget_your_life]

weird, i thought this thread may be about raids on European colonies by Indian war parties. when did that phrase become a weather discription?

[rob.northcott]

Originally Posted by forget_your_life

weird, i thought this thread may be about raids on European colonies by Indian war parties. when did that phrase become a weather discription?

It's commonly used here (UK) to describe a warm spell at the end of summer/beginning of autumn. Presumably it dates from the British Raj era.

Rob