I always thought that once the sun set the temperature started to drop, but today I noticed it started to cool down 2 hours before the sunset. Why is that?
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You know how the maximum temperature occurs between noon and three? It’s because the sun is at its maximum and it’s shining through a minimum amount of atmosphere. As the day progresses, the sun shines from an angle, through a lot more atmosphere and the effect of shade is more pronounced. Heat absorbed earlier in the day is radiated into space.
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