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I am not sure this is the best place to ask this question. There were
two large trees in my backyard which provided a lot of shade. I had to
have them removed, and I thought that my house would be much hotter at
night. I do not use AC. With the trees removed it seems as if the
house is cooler. The only two reasons I can come up with is that the
trees blocked evening breezes, or that the trees absorbed heat during
the day, and gave it off at night which made my house hotter at night.
Would this make sense?

Thanks

Tom


The breeze blockage theory makes some sense.
However, you never indicated if those trees provided any substantial shade
for the house itself. So, the shade theory is lacking for evidence.

Having lived in a house without air conditioning while growing up, and a few
houses like that in my early 20s, I understand how the sun and the house
work in producing heat inside the house. The worst of the heat is just
before sunset dragging out to many hours into the night. It may be
substantially warmer in the house at night. Some call it "the house giving
up its heat". Bet you at least got a swamp cooler.
Dave