Radiation and the Diurnal Heating Cycle, Page 2 of 8 Page 2 of 8 I consider the most fundamental aspect of weather forecasting to be an understanding of what is known as the diurnal temperature cycle. The diurnal temperature cycle consists of the daily rise and fall of temperatures caused by the progression of daytime and nighttime.
Most people have fundamental misconceptions of the diurnal temperature cycle.
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