A thermometer designed to record both the maximum and minimum temperatures that have occurred over a given time period. It usually consists of a graduated capillary tube at the base of which is a bulb containing ethanol. The capillary contains a thin thread of mercury with a steel index at each end.
How do you use a maximum and minimum thermometer?
How to read the thermometer
- The minimum temperature is read on the left hand side – note red indicates below freezing point.
- The maximum temperature is read on the right hand side – black indicates above freezing point.
What is minimum thermometer and maximum thermometer?
Six's maximum and minimum thermometer is a registering thermometer which can record the maximum and minimum temperatures reached over a period of time, for example 24 hours. It is used to record the extremes of temperature at a location, for instance in meteorology and horticulture.
