Solar Radiation (Sun) Shield for Temperature Sensors (opens in new tab)

I have temperature/humidity sensors in the back yard, both for Home Assistant and a La Crosse “atomic clock” on the wall of my office. These had been mounted nicely in the shade on a north-facing post on our old wooden fence, but after the fence was replaced I needed to find somewhere else to put them. The first place I tried, the back side of a utility pole, was too close to the fence and they’d read overly-warm in the evenings as the sun was hitting it. (And had the legal issues around moun...