Controls of Temperature
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Latitude
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Average temperatures in middle latitudes
decrease by 5-10
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C every 10
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latitude
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Elevation
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Lapse rate in troposphere is 6.5
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C/km
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Tucson (2,500 ft)
July Max - 100
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Mt. Lemmon (8,500 ft)
July Max - 76
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