I live in South Carolina, so I'm looking for basically southeastern U.S., or east coast type answers....
2006-07-21 09:24:18 · 3 answers · asked by rwallace13 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
On average, it is about 6-8 weeks after the solstice (which is June 21st), so that would be last week July/1st 2 weeks of August. I wrote an explanation as to why that is, so let me see if I can dig that up for you.
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The hottest days are 6-8 weeks after the solstice (end July/beg of August). The reason for that is that the earth absorbs and then reradiates heat - so you get the heat from sun + the reradiation from the earth (it's kind of like the equivalent of how a car will heat up from the sun's rays as they pass through the windows. In this case, some of it gets trapped due to the atmosphere and some of it stays within the earth's land.
By the way, you find the opposite happening in the winter - the coldest days are also 6-8 weeks after the solstice (end Jan/beg Feb). And, this is also why it's hotter at 2:00-3:00 vs. noon.
2006-07-21 11:41:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
i think some where in the middle of july!
2006-07-21 09:31:40 · answer #2 · answered by moe mo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
look in an almanac
2006-07-21 09:28:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋