why is the longest day not in the hottest month?

Answer 1

Every day is either getting longer or getting shorter.

When they days are longish, that part of the world is taking in more heat than it radiates out.

It continues to do so for a while after the longest day, thus, continuing to get warmer and warmer each day, until it starts to cool more than it warms.

It's analagous to why it gets warmer until 2, rather than being its warmest at noon.

BTW, it's coldest just AFTER dawn, before the air has had a chance to warm up.

Answer 2

Probably because of the earth's oceans. They release the heat they absorbed the previous summer. This buffers the seasons, so even though the sun is shining for long periods of time, it is still being absorbed by the sea, and this keeps the atmosphere cool. In the fall, the warm ocean keeps the air heated so that the temperature is still above freezing until late in the fall. This effect is most evident on the coasts. Further inland, the seasons are colder and hotter, but they still change gradually.

Answer 3

There a net gain of radiation from the sun during all those hot days in late June and early July

Answer 4

There is a lag time for the ambient environment to heat up, such as earth temperature, water body temperatures, and the like. Moreover, some of the larger weather patterns such as the Bermuda High don't get set up until the oceans heat up.

Answer 5

its when the sun is a t its highest i e in june

Answer 6

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