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Why do continental areas have greater extremes in their yearly weather than those areas closest to an ocean?
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∙ 11y ago
because temperature is colder in the ocean ---- The water warms up and cools off much slower than land and air, which keeps the air temperature fairly constant.
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∙ 15y ago
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoAreas closer allows dry continental air from the other land to meet wetter air from the ocean, which causes it to have greater extremes
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