Precise astronomical dates and fixed meteorological calendars do not capture the near-surface temporal variability of seasons. This study presents a purely data-driven framework to objectively quantify trends in seasons locally, validated using 45 years (1980–2024) of hourly ERA5 data for a subtropical location in India. By integrating spectral analysis for primary interval detection with unsupervised k-means clustering, the framework reveals dynamic seasonal soft boundaries.
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