In a Go template range loop, are variables declared outside the loop reset on each iteration?

Question

I'm trying to use a variable declared outside a Go template range loop to see if the previous post occurred on the same day as the current post. Here's a simplified example.

Where .Posts is an array of post structs that each have a .Content and a .Date.

{{ $prevDate := "" }}
{{ range $post := .Posts }}
    {{ if ne $prevDate $post.Date }}
        <div class="post-date">Posts dated: {{ $post.Date }}</div>
    {{ end }}
    <div class="post-content">{{ $post.Content }}</div>
    {{ $prevDate := $post.Date }}
{{ end }}

The problem is that $prevDate seems to be reset to "" at the start of each iteration of the loop.

Can anyone help me understand why the value of $prevDate is reset on each iteration and perhaps suggest a way to accomplish what I'm trying to do here?

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