temperature swings
Weather's mood changes
Temperature swings are rapid or significant changes in temperature over a short period.
The term applies to weather patterns, indoor climate, or bodily conditions: The desert is known for extreme temperature swings between day and night.
In medical contexts, temperature swings may indicate fever cycles or hormonal changes: Menopause often causes temperature swings.
- fluctuationsIrregular rises and falls
- volatilityRapid, unpredictable changeability
- roller coasterTrack with dramatic plunges
- wild rideTurbulent, unpredictable experience
- extremesOutermost ends of range
up and down · hot · cold · freeze · thaw · polar vortex · heatwave · cold snap · Indian summer · whiplash · thermostat · climate · weather · unpredictable · dramatic · sudden · drastic · fever
- Mars climatedust storms, thin air, polar caps, ice caps, dry ice
- weather-related ailmentssinus pressure, seasonal allergies, hay fever, frostbite risk, sunburn
- weatherweather, rain, sun, snow, wind
- desert climatearid, aridity, dry heat, extreme heat, scorching heat
- desertsSahara, Gobi, Mojave, Namib, Kalahari
- plant hardinesshardiness zones, cold hardiness, frost resistance, cold-hardy, hardy plants
temperature swingsthermal equilibrium
Equal temperature throughout system
temperate climate · moderate climate · Mediterranean climate
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