The scientists found out that summer maximum temperatures at the forest floor can differ more than 10 °C over only 100 meters. (sciencedaily.com)
Sources, if required, for para beginning «The peer - reviewed literature»: Deacon, E.L. 1952, Climatic Change in Australia since 1880, Australian Journal of Physics, Volume 6, Pages 209 - 218, see especially Figure 1 showing the ten - year running averages of mean summer maximum temperature for Bourke, Alice Springs Narrabri and Hay) (jennifermarohasy.com)