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Old 04-22-2018, 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by 8notes View Post
Judging by the responses, some people like sitting outside in in the sun in 100 degree heat in the summer watching the sunset.
Nobody is watching sunsets in 100 degree heat from their west facing lanais.

Here is a temp graph for TV on July 19, 2017.

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As you can see in the top graph, highs for the day were in low 90s which lasted from 1 to 6 pm. Sunset was at 8:23pm. By Prime sunset watching time of 8pm, temp was down to a pleasant 75 degrees. Typical summer temps are at their peak from 1 to 6 pm, during that time you deploy solar screens on west facing lanais which you can lift when sunset time arrives.