– 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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Concrete (and more especially asphalt because of its darker color) absorbs light and heat from the sun, unlike the air which lets radiation pass through it.

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