Why do places like Death Valley get so hot but places on the same longitude don’t get as hot?

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Why do places like Death Valley get so hot but places on the same longitude don’t get as hot?

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Water regulates temperatures good. Places with more rain are usually less extreme temperature. Plants hold water for longer than places without plants. Places with no plants or rain get really really hot in the day and really really cold at night. The darker the sand is the more it absorbs light and gets warm. Places like death valley have dark reddish sand and minimal water and plants.

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