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Why do the hottest temperatures occur in July and August when the sun is at its highest angle in June?

1:06 PM Tue, Aug 01, 2006 |

It is true that the highest sun angle occurs in June. It is on the 21st or 22nd of June each year (the first day of summer or summer solstice) that we receive the sun’s most powerful rays here in the Northern Hemisphere. The reason for the delay in maximum temperature is because heating and cooling is cumulative.

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