https://www.globe.gov/explore-science/scientists-blog/archived-posts/sciblog/2008/02/27/how-the-temperature-varies-during-the-day-and-night/comment-page-1/index.html

I had noticed this phenomenon a while ago and was recently thinking about it as my heater wasn't coming on as frequently in the late afternoon/early evening, but I hadn't actually seen it described quantitatively.

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