Cloudy nights are warmer than clear nights due to atmospheric infrared radiation.
the verdict
SUPPORTED
the evidence backs this
confidence 85/100
Cloudy nights are consistently warmer than clear nights because clouds absorb and emit downward longwave infrared radiation back toward the Earth's surface, reducing heat loss.
Evidence for · 3
Spatiotemporal Analysis of Diurnal Temperature Range: Effect of Urbanization, Cloud Cover, Solar Radiation, and Precipitation
2019 · cited by 37
Paper 3 demonstrates that cloud cover strongly influences the diurnal temperature range by affecting net longwave radiation and reducing extreme temperature drops.