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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Very basic grade school explanation: dark color absorbs more heat as does matte/textured surfaces both of which apply to asphalt and such surfaces. Smooth=reflects light. White=reflects light. Remember white=all colors of the spectrum. This is also why we’re told to wear white on a hot day. Black= no color so absorbs all rays from spectrum. Black=absorbs light, textured surface= absorbs light. Source: I’m a teacher who has taught 8th grade optics.
Because air temperatures are nowhere near the actual temperature in the Sun. Air temperatures are measured in the shade. Plus the sun heats these surfaces (which store the heat) so they keep getting hotter.
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