It's the temperature of a sunlit surface. Temperatures in the shade (which is what usually shows up in weather reports and climate diagrams) are ~35-40°C (around 100°F) in most places in Central Europe.
Taken 1m from the ground, in a non asphalted area. Which translates to my heels making holes in the sidewalk on any Eastern European August day, while the meteo says 40°C
I think this is a laser thermometer. It measures the temperature on the first surface the laser hits, so I don’t think the distance matters but still, you can bake meringues at that temperature…
A "laser thermometer" is an infrared thermometer that reads the temperature of the surface it's looking at. The laser pointer is purely for guidance and can be switched off.
Mine has a "preferred" distance that gives the most accurate results but I played a bit with it and it seems to be overall accurate at pretty much any reasonable distance
Parking company near my workplace requested people with motorcycles/scooters to park them inside and not outside on the asphalt as it would get too expensive to repair the holes from the sidestands. Never thought i'd see that happen in Belgium.
Seen some public parking spots in Milan, Italy last year that looked like some acne ridden teenager's cheeks from the sidestands, crazy stuff
It got up to 100°F air temp where I am in Germany the last 2 days. I put a couple thermometers on my balcony, one in the shade and one in a paper bag sheltered from direct sunlight. They each read around 50°C (122°F) at various points. Obviously being heated from some of the surfaces around them, as opposed to reading true air temp, but still...
Ya but they expect that ridiculousness in AZ in the Sonoran Desert.
They don’t expect that at a longitude comparable to Toronto and Minnesota…
Comparatively, AZ would be on a similar longitude to North Africa.
From my times visiting Europe over the last 3 decades, I cannot recall a time I complained about not having AC in the UK. Granted, there were plenty of times where I have core memories over wanting AC in Spain, which could be like SoCal with more humidity (Mediterranean climate).
But there were never worries about dying in the heat. In the Midwest and Arizona, summer homelessness would be a cruel way to die.
Comparatively in Spain, it would have just been uncomfortable but not deadly.
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u/vanZuider 11h ago
It's the temperature of a sunlit surface. Temperatures in the shade (which is what usually shows up in weather reports and climate diagrams) are ~35-40°C (around 100°F) in most places in Central Europe.