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I'd be willing to guess that the vast majority of increase in overnight temps is due to sprawl and concrete/asphalt acting as heat batteries. Overnight temps ar
by cheald 7y ago
I'd be willing to guess that the vast majority of increase in overnight temps is due to sprawl and concrete/asphalt acting as heat batteries. Overnight temps are still reliably in the 80s, though.
I was curious, so I went and checked the NWS historical data. It shows that monthly average lows for August are more or less unchanged in the past 30 years, FWIW.
- downrightmike 7y agoAlso it creates a heat island during the day that creates a region of hot air around the city that will push clouds and storms away.
- drdeadringer 7y ago> the vast majority of increase in overnight temps is due to sprawl and concrete/asphalt acting as heat batteries That is exactly my recollection of what the story covered.