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Re: [Phys-l] Thermal mass

Looking at average temperatures (by month) for a number of northern US cites it appears that the hottest temperature is in July or August, and the coldest in January or February, so it is about halfway between "midnight" (solstice) and "dawn" (equinox).

Vern

On Apr 23, 2011, at 3:52 PM, brian whatcott wrote:

On 4/23/2011 2:36 PM, Karshner, Gary wrote:
/snip/ the high specific heat of water is why /.../ the coldest days of winter or hottest of summer are solstices, etc.
Gary

I wonder about this one: it's comparable to saying the coldest hour is
midnight: when I would rather believe the coldest hour is the one
before dawn.

Brian W
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