Re: Any cool weather anywhere?

me@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

Lone Haranguer <linusz@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


me@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:


William Boyd <williamboyd@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:



Go West Young man. http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?azsiev


What is it that make Sierra Vista so temperate for
being in the desert?

Altitude--around 4700 ft.
LZ


Ahh..so it's the altitude that gives it the moderation
effect huh?

Funny...you wouldn't think going up just 47000 feet
would make much diff huh

It's been 54 years since I was in weather school but I think the average adiabatic cooling rate is around 3.2 degrees per thousand feet. It
varies in dry or moist air.
LZ
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