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Do temperature and humidity affect noise conductivity through air?

Asked by Strauss (23631points) June 10th, 2013

There is a railroad that passes about five miles away from my house. Sometimes I can hear trains passing (specifically, the horns as they pass grade crossings). At times the sound is loud and clear, as if it was just a few hundred yards away. At other times it sounds very distance. Why is this?

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