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

If you put a thermometer in the sun, it’s temperature reading will depend a lot on how much sunlight it absorbs. One painted black might read 20 or 40 degrees hotter than a clear glass one even though the weather is exactly the same.

We want our measurements to reflect the actual weather rather than how we build our thermometers, so we always measure with them in the shade.