Juwel 1000 Cold Frame: Temperature Testing Research Part 2

After looking at the previous results (see part 1) of my temperature experiment with my Juwel 1000 I decided to add a row of bottles of water around the perimeter of the inside of the cold frame to see what effect that would have.

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Here are the statistics from the data for the graph above.
Maximum temperatures: 85.1F (inside), 63.5F (outside), and 23.4F (difference)
Minimum temperatures: 37.4F (inside), 27.5F( outside), and 3.6F (difference)

Conclusion:
The thermal capacity of the water bottles was enough to keep the temperature inside of the cold frame above freezing when the weather is clear during the day and the temperature drops below freezing at night.

Greenhouse Temperature Comparison Results

After experimenting with my cold frame recently (see Juwel 1000 Cold Frame: Temperature Testing Research Part 1) I decided to do a little research about the temperatures in a greenhouse. Here are the results. All three days were clear skies and calm. The maximum inside temperature was 98.6F and the maximum difference in temperature between the inside and outside was 37.8F while the minimum temperature difference was 6.3F

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The greenhouse is a south facing lean to style with a concrete floor. Currently there is a lot of miscellaneous stuff in the greenhouse, but nothing with very much thermal mass.

Conclusion:
The design and size of the greenhouse seem to be able to absorb a lot of thermal energy but there is not enough mass to retain it over the night.