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

Question

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

In: 75

Answer 1

The official temperature is the temperature of the *air*, so you measure it in the shade to avoid adding in solar heat.

Of course that means it’s not so useful for knowing how hot you’ll actually feel in direct sunlight. And it says nothing about humidity..