It is generally supposed that dew is formed most copiously in the mornings and evenings. But such is not the case. It is deposited at all hours of the night, but most plentifully after midnight.
357. Why is dew formed most plentifully after midnight?
Because, as radiation has been going on for some time, the temperature of the earth, and of various bodies upon it, has been considerably reduced.
"Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?"—Job xxxviii.
358. In what parts of the world is the maximum of dew formed?
In warm lands near the sea, or in the vicinity of rivers or lakes, as the localities of the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf the coast of Coromandel, in Alexandria, and Chili.
359. In what parts of the world is the minimum of dew formed?