PHMSA - Glossary - Ambient temperature (AT)

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Ambient temperature (AT)

Pipeline Term

The temperature of the environment surrounding a given point. For example, the air temperature reported by the weatherman is the ambient temperature of the air at the location of the instrument used to measure the air temperature.