As many contractors attest, a supply air plenum is a sheet metal box attached to a furnace or air handler’s outlet and is used as a central manifold connector for other ductwork. As the air blows from ...

In talking about this oppressive heat wave, I have mentioned on several occasions that the temperature is measured in the shade and if you are out working in the direct sunlight it will seem like it ...

Have you ever been scared to add outside air to a residential system’s return air duct for ventilation purposes? If you’re like me, I worried the outside air would affect the return temperature too ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When you're watching your favorite on-air meteorologist talking about the heat, they usually show you a graphic of the air temperatures and/or the heat index value. Those are pretty ...

Monitoring atmospheric temperature at high altitudes is essential for meteorological forecasting and climate change research. Traditional electronic thermometers can be unreliable due to the effects ...

As recent fervor for storm chasing and the national pastime of doubting meteorological predictions demonstrates, weather can be a tricky beast to pin down. To truly wrangle it and capture its data, ...

Have you ever noticed that your weather forecast shows both the actual temperature and a “feels like” temperature? That’s because 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) when it’s breezy and dry ...