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Posted on 03-07-10 02:15:16 AM Link | Quote
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So I have a clock with a thermometer on it, and it's always seemed to read too high. When it feels like 15°C, it'd show 27. Last night I thought it must be close to 25, and it showed 28. So I turned the heat down (even though I'm pretty certain it wasn't on to begin with) to roughly 18, and today it shows 29. I turn the heat down and the display goes up, hmm.

Recently I got an outdoor one as well. Inside, it seemed to be consistent with the clock. I stuck it in the window, and today it was showing 35°C, when it was clearly (as the weather report confirmed) closer to 5. I'd put a piece of cardboard behind it so it wouldn't be affected by sunlight and wind, and it still reads high even at night.

Why can I not find accurate thermometers?

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Posted on 03-07-10 03:31:09 AM Link | Quote
My parents had an outdoor thermometer encased in glass. If the sun shone on it, it might register like 100°F when it's really barely above freezing.

I wonder if it's a greenhouse effect thing, with the glass trapping the heat close to the thermometer.

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Rena
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Posted on 03-07-10 07:17:39 AM Link | Quote
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Mine is in the window, but not encased; there's a screen behind it. I thought sunlight might be a problem but it does the same at night. I'm not sure I'd be allowed to attach it to the wall outside. (and I just know I'd drop a screw into the snow... can't do it from the ground. )

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Posted on 03-07-10 07:30:21 AM Link | Quote
Mine is also like that. If it works at all, it reports way too high temperatures.

People say it's because the sensor is positioned in a corner. I don't believe this can be the cause.

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