Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Longest Day of the Year vs. Hottest Day of the Year

Joe Magnusson queried this question:


Why is it that the longest day of the year isn't the hottest day of the year?

Here is the best answer I could come up with.

The summer solstice isn't the hottest day of the year as it takes a while for the atmosphere to warm up. It's similar to the fact that the hottest time of the day is mid afternoon even though the sun is the highest at mid-day.


Chucker, I will get to you questions.

Lyric of the Day:
Sunshine come on back another day.
I promise you'll be singing.
This whole world she's gonna turn around.
Brand new bells will be ringing.

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