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According to the weather websites, it's 96 degrees Fahrenheit (or less) outside in this area.
According to my porch thermometer, it is nearly 106 in the shade!
Indoors, an old round thermometer showed 76 degrees, while my smart thermostat showed 83. After putting the old one outside in the shade of my house for an hour (on top of an upside down cloth clothes hamper to insulate it from the hot ground), it shows 104.5.
I have an electronic forehead thermometer with a mode for measuring the temp of other objects. Even it indicated between 101 and 107 outside in the shade.
I never know which thermometers to trust. But this time they seem agreed that it is hotter than what the websites are showing.
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The smart thermostat is always warm to the touch. That probably affects its own readings. Based on the electronic one's readings, the thermostat shows at least 2 degrees higher than most of the house. So though I usually have to set it between 83 and 85 for my own comfort, the actual temp is more likely between 81 and 83.
According to my porch thermometer, it is nearly 106 in the shade!
Indoors, an old round thermometer showed 76 degrees, while my smart thermostat showed 83. After putting the old one outside in the shade of my house for an hour (on top of an upside down cloth clothes hamper to insulate it from the hot ground), it shows 104.5.
I have an electronic forehead thermometer with a mode for measuring the temp of other objects. Even it indicated between 101 and 107 outside in the shade.
I never know which thermometers to trust. But this time they seem agreed that it is hotter than what the websites are showing.
..
The smart thermostat is always warm to the touch. That probably affects its own readings. Based on the electronic one's readings, the thermostat shows at least 2 degrees higher than most of the house. So though I usually have to set it between 83 and 85 for my own comfort, the actual temp is more likely between 81 and 83.