Temperature readings, a “scam”? This is what we can sometimes read on social networks. As the heat wave crossed France and Europe in July, this image was widely relayed on social networks:
This shows a man who took temperature readings in 2021 in Poland to show the effects of urbanization on temperatures. Although his experience is authentic, this image is often taken out of context. This summer, many Internet users have used it to wonder about the way temperatures are recorded: under cover, on the ground, two meters above the ground, in the city or in the countryside? To get the answer, we asked Simon Mittelberger, meteorologist at Météo-France, to review three fake news or approximations on temperature readings. His explanation in the video below.