Explain the effects humidity has on diurnal temperature ranges
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: Students should demonstrate an understanding that in humid regions the diurnal temperature range is usually small. Haze and clouds lower the maximum temperature by preventing some of the Sun's energy from reaching the surface. At night, moist air keeps the minimum temperature high by absorbing Earth's infrared radiation and radiating a portion of it to the ground. An example of a humid city with a small summer diurnal temperature range is Charleston, South Carolina, where the average July maximum temperature is 33 degrees Celsius (91 degrees Fahrenheit), the average minimum is 23 degrees Celsius (73 degrees Fahrenheit), and the diurnal range is only 10 degrees Celsius (18 degrees Fahrenheit).?
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