Question

A minimum temperature thermometer in a standard weather instrument shelter measures an overnight low temperature of 36 degrees Fahrenheit. Explain why frost was observed on the ground beneath the shelter, even though the recorded minimum temperature was above the freezing point.

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Even though the minimum temperature is more than the freezing point, Frost was observed on the ground because the ground will cool rapidly as cool air tends to move towards the ground, the temperature of the ground is lower than the atmosphere a few feet above it.

As the thermometer is kept some feet above the ground so ground temperature may be lower than the minimum recorded temperature.