Not exact matches
The clear, sunny daytime conditions saw
track temperatures drop from a peak of 84 degrees shortly after the 2:10 pm Saturday start all the way into the mid-40s for much of the night and into Sunday morning before returning into the low 80 degree range for the finish.
«As soon as the
temperature drops, you feel it in the car and the
track gets very difficult, as cars get off - line and kick up sand and dirt.»
There tend to be a sharp
temperature drop poleward of the polar fronts, and it is no coincidence that this is the same regions where the storm
tracks lie.
This year is on
track to be the hottest on record, yet there's one place where the
temperature is
dropping.
With
temperatures dropping into the high teens, and about 7 inches of snow falling for the next three days, Mammoth Mountain is on
track to get its most snow since December 2014.