– How does concrete/asphalt heat up to insane temperatures that are way above the actual air temperature?

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The question pretty much sums it up. How TF is the asphalt 20-40° hotter than the air when it’s super hot?

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Heat can only transfer to the surrounding air so quickly, and on really hot days the sun just outpaces it. Concrete can store a lot of heat, and it gets hot from the sun faster than the air around it can wick the heat away.

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