IEM Daily Feature
Tuesday, 18 November 2008

When do lows occur?

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 06:21 AM

Keeping with the recent features, today's feature is a chart of the hour during which the low temperature occurs. Low temperatures tend to occur just after sunrise when net radiation finally becomes positive (downward). This chart shows this trend with lows happening earlier in the morning during the summer. You can also see a secondary maximum around 11 PM, which is often the case when clear skies at night follow a cloudy day allowing temperatures to drop rapidly below levels during the cloudy morning.

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