00:00Noon isn't the warmest part of the day, and midnight isn't the coolest.
00:04It sounds backwards, but the atmosphere actually lags behind the sun.
00:07Overnight, the ground keeps losing heat, so temperatures usually hit their lowest around sunrise.
00:12Then in the afternoon, even though the sun peaks at noon, the Earth is still gaining more heat than it's
00:16losing,
00:17so temperatures keep rising and usually peak around 3 to 5 p.m.
00:21Meteorologists call this thermal lag.
00:23It just takes time for the Earth to heat up, like a frying pan.
00:25You turn the burner on high, but it doesn't get hot instantly. It peaks later.
00:29And things like clouds, humidity, and cold fronts can shift all of this, too.
00:33So next time it still feels chilly after sunrise or brutally hot long after noon, now you know why.
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