If not, why might the influence of the sunspot cycle not be evident on these charts?

The question is based on Figure 24-6, a chart showing average annual temperature from 1905 to 2015 in three U.S. cities: Nome, Alaska; Bozeman, Montana; and Tucson, Arizona.
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The very slight temperature differences associated with the sunspot cycle are masked by other temperature-control factors.

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