Gregory brought things back in line.

If you count winter as starting in late December the lag isn't nearly as bad as it would be if you count it as beginning in early November.

But, I don't think there's a single word for it. It usually is known as "the lag of the seasons" or something like that. Here's an explanation:

http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/time/seasons.html

Scroll down a little bit.