Why is it so cold near a body of water?

Answer 1

Since the temperature of water changes more slowly than land temperature, it will be cooler near the water in summer and warmer near the water in winter.

Hope that helps!

Answer 2

Because water has an excellent ability to retain heat. That's why cities on the coast are never blazing hot while cities inland can get very hot. On a hot day, the earth will warm up much faster than the water; so you have a cooling effect if there's a large body of water nearby. The opposite is true on very cold days; large bodies of water will retain the warmth and keep the nearby land a little warmer.

Answer 3

Water is a great heat sink. Water temperature is generally cooler than the surrounding air and so it "obsorbs" the heat from the air, So, the air in the immediate vicinity of a large body of water will tend to be cooler. A good example is the west coast. If you are in SF, it is very cool because of the ocean, however, if you cross over the coast range of mountains, it is often considerably warmer. The mountains tend to keep the hot air from the East Bay away from the SF area making the temperature difference even greater.

Answer 4

And how is this a baseball question? Did you have bad childhood memories of going to games at Candlestick Park in San Francisco?

Answer 5

Large bodys of water are generally alot colder then the temp. outside, also because there arent alot of trees to stop the wind.

Answer 6

Great baseball question. I'll be anxiously awaiting the answer.

Answer 7

What has this got to do with baseball!! Use the proper category for your questions.

Chow!!

Answer 8

Dude, this should be in science.