Dataset: An Evaluation of Nomex Soft-Sided Storage Crates on their Ability to Locally Control Relative Humidity and Temperature

This is temperature and relative humidity data collected on Elsec 764 sensors (Littlemore Scientific Engineering) with data-logging capabilities. The sensors were offset calibrated in 2016 and were within the expected standard of error. There were 18 sensors deployed in a collection storage facility for the Smithsonian in Maryland from June 2018-August 2019. The sensors collected data hourly (the temperature data are limited to 0.5 C increments and the RH is 0.1% increments). The sensors were deployed to 3 metal storage enclosures and 3 fabric storage enclosures. For each enclosure there was a sensor placed as close to the center of the interior space as possible (center), one sensor placed in the interior but close to the wall (inside), and one sensor placed directly on the outside of the enclosure (ambient). This data was gathered to evaluate the effects of fabric and metal enclosures on relative humidity and temperature as a microclimate.