Are highs or lows more important in describing the weather? (climate, temperatures)

[Space_League]

People seem to talk about the highs more than the lows when discussing the weather. However the low temps can hold more interesting information.




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One of these is tomorrow's weather in Georgia, one of them is tomorrow's weather in Arizona.

You can get a sense from the low temps that these places will have totally different feeling weather and you can probably make better some guesses about potential precipitation even if you didn't know what states they are in.

[Lancerman]

Highs are more relevant because people are out and about in daytime most of the time. This holds true for Canada, as some are not interested in seeing the colder temperatures.

But lows are important as it may influence your room temperature setting.

[FirebirdCamaro1220]

Lows in this instance, as I'm sure dewpoints are higher in the 2nd example.

I personally consider an 85/77 day hotter than a 95/67 day, even though both have the same mean. Especially if you figure a mean Dewpoint of 75°F in example A and 55°F in example B

[Ethereal]

Lows are more important when I want judge or describe a climate (not the weather). A climate with very high lows is usually a muggy one and thus uncomfortable for me, no matter how "low" or high its daytime temps are.

[FrozenI69]

Highs are more important. That’s when I’m usually outside. When the low occurs I’m usually asleep. This might not be the case when a cold front passes through in fall or spring, but our summer and winter regimes are rather stable.

[Cambium]

Both are important. Lows will have an affect on the morning. Highs will have an affect on the day and evening.
Both will have an affect on the weather results especially in winter. 25F low at night vs 25F low in the day are both important.