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Table, p. 557, shows that cloudiness is generally greater in urban areas than in rural are...

Table, p. 557, shows that cloudiness is generally greater in urban areas than in rural areas. Since clouds reflect a great deal of incoming sunlight, they tend to keep daytime temperatures lower. Why then, during the day, are urban areas generally warmer than surrounding rural areas?

▼Table Contrast of the Urban and Rural Environment (Average Conditions)*

CONSTITUENTS

URBAN AREA (CONTRASTED TO RURAL AREA)

Mean pollution level

higher

Mean sunshine reaching the surface

lower

Mean temperature

higher

Mean relative humidity

lower

Mean visibility

lower

Mean wind speed

lower

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