We've had a cheap indoor-outdoor thermometer posted over our kitchen sink for four or five years. Despite the brand name, we are not convinced of its accuracy. Nonetheless, with a little mental calibration, we can estimate the temperature. For example, when it is really hot, I usually discount the outdoor number by a couple of degrees because, while the sensor doesn't sit in the sun, it is in a hot location. This week, though, it hasn't mattered how much discounting I've done. Nothing can change the fact that we've reached the limit of human habitation. You could subtract 40 from the right-hand number in the picture and it would still be too hot for me.
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