RELATIONSHIP OF HOURLY DURATIONS TO THE DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE

Abstract

Durations of temperatures within 10 F degrees of the maximum for 365 hot summer days from the upper midwestern United States are compared with those at Yuma, Arizona, and found to be similar. On only 30 percent of the observed days does the daily maximum temperature as recorded on a maximum thermometer appear in the hourly records. The hourly maximum temperature rarely persists for longer than 3 hours, while at 10 F degrees below the maximum, the average duration is approximately 10 hours.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0693245

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People

  • Jane H. Westbrook

Organizations

  • United States Army Soldier Systems Center

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  • Earth Sciences
  • Geographic Regions
  • Geography
  • High Temperature
  • Massachusetts
  • Security
  • Stations
  • Thermometers
  • United States
  • Weather Stations

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