Why is the temperature taken in the shade and not in the sun?

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Seriously I work outside and why is the feels like a real temp and the temp on record is taken in the shade?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

They want to measure the ambient air temperature. Exposing it to direct sunlight won’t accomplish that.

Like how your car’s interior gets a lot hotter than the outside air when in direct sunlight, so will a thermometer. The analogy is more appropriate for a glass mercury thermometer, but appropriate for a digital one as well.

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