[Rory McNeil]

Pretty sure that the temp of the fuel being tested is only checked so that the other parameters of the fuel specifications car be verified based on the manufacturers specs provided to NHRA, at various temperatures. When the fuel check guys run a test, they have a chart that has the readings the fuel should register at depending on the temperature. The same fuel will read differently on a cold spring or fall morning than on a hot summer day . The temp is a calibration factor.