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Controlling Factors of Temperature
Controlling Factors of Temperature
Factors of Temperature
#1
Latitude
Are
your
major
weather
systems
coming
from
over
Water
(stable
smaller
range)?
OR
Are
your
major
weather
systems
coming
from
over
Land
(less
stable
larger
range)?
#4
Albedo
Are you located near a Warm or Cold ocean current or Neither (land-locked)?
#3
Windward
Coast
VS
Leeward
Coast
How close to the equator (WARM temps) or North/South poles (COLD temps) are you?
#2
Ocean
Currents
Cloudy days and nights stabilize temperature Clear days and nights allow a wider range of temperatures.