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Old 07-20-2022, 01:47 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by Janet View Post
I always thought the higher the humidity the warmer the lake temp. Is this a myth or am I correct in thinking this?
I should remember this from college but that was too many years ago for me ;-)

There is a formula for heat exchange (air temp to water temp), but I think the bigger impact is just sunny day solar energy imparted on the surface of the water.

Maybe someone else can actually answer that???
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