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Old 12-19-2005, 07:10 PM
kramlavud kramlavud is offline
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MS Fowler
The earth is a large thermal flywheel. It has cooled for several months, and even with increasing sunlight, it takes time to warm it back up. Likewise, August is the hottest month, even though the longect day is June 21, or thereabouts.
Although August seems hotter (maybe more humid, or just at the end of the long humid DC summer) July is hotter, if just by a little bit, in our neck of the woods.
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Mark
Fairfax, VA
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