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Old 17th October 2012 | 17:08
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At surface level, the changes are largest but they depend on cloud cover, duration of darkness, wind speed, coastal effects etc.

The higher you go, the smaller the variation between day and night temperature in the troposphere.

ISA is approximately an average for the whole globe.
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