I question the accuracy of Chicago temperature records set in the 1870s, 80s and 90s. Thermometers back then were not as accurate as thermometers in use today. Thermometers in use by the Weather ...

What are the best indoor/outdoor thermometers? Mark Twain famously said, “Everyone talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” Forecasters on TV tell you the weather, but only on ...

Definitely not! In fact, thermometers in use then provided more accurate readings than the temperature-measuring equipment in use today. However, the instrument shelter used then — a wooden louvered ...