11. As the air temperature gets up around the body temperature, the body must rely almost completely on sweat evaporation to keep cool. 12. As the storm strengthened later in the day, rising currents of air lowered temperatures at cloud level, changing the icy mixture to just snow. 13. Aviation weather reports normally include the air temperature and dew point temperature. 14. Because air does not readily absorb sunlight, a thermometer exposed to sunlight would register too high a reading for the actual air temperature. 15. Air temperatures soared higher than expected and the light filtering through glass panes was surprisingly dim, the authors say. 16. But bank thermometers exposed to sunlight absorb energy, causing the temperature of the mercury itself to rise above the air temperature. 17. But thermometers exposed to sunlight absorb energy, causing the temperature of the mercury itself to rise above the air temperature. 18. But, measuring the correct air temperature is fraught with difficulties. 19. By definition, the dew point is the threshold to which the air temperature must be lowered to bring invisible water vapor to the brink of condensation. 20. Cheese, being mainly water, either dries out quickly or melts, depending on the air temperature. |