Temperature Log for Vaccines (Fahrenheit) 

Completing this temperature log: Check the temperatures in both the freezer and the refrigerator 
compartments of your vaccine storage units at least twice each working day. Place an “X” in the box that 
corresponds with the temperature and record the ambient (room) temperature, the time of the temperature 
readings, and your initials. Once the month has ended, save each month’s completed form for 3 years, 
unless state or local jurisdictions require a longer time period. 

If the recorded temperature is in the shaded zone: This represents an unacceptable temperature range. 
Follow these steps: 1. Store the vaccine under proper conditions as quickly as possible. 2. Call the 
vaccine manufacturer(s) to determine whether the potency of the vaccine(s) has been affected. 3. Call the 
immunization program at your local health department for further assistance: (_____) _________________. 
4. Document the action taken on the reverse side of this log.


      Month/Year:______________ Days 1–15 

    Day of Month:
  Staff Initials:
      Room Temp.:
      Exact Time:

          1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9     10    11    12    13    14    15
oF Temp am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm 
Too Warm*:
   *49o 
   *48o 
   *47o 
Refrigerator Temperature:  Aim for 40o
    46o 
    45o 
    44o 
    43o 
    42o 
    41o 
    40o 
    39o 
    38o 
    37o 
    36o 
    35o 
Too Cold*:
   *34o 
   *33o 
   *32o 

Freezer Temperature:   
Too Warm*:
    *8o 
    *7o 
    *6o 
     5o 
     4o 
     3o 
IMPORTANT: * Too warm or too cold. Take immediate action if temperature has a *.


Vaccine Storage Troubleshooting Record:
               Date: 
               Time:
  Storage Unit Temp: 
          Room Temp:
            Problem:
       Action Taken:
            Results:
           Initials:


Temperature Log for Vaccines (Fahrenheit) 

Completing this temperature log: Check the temperatures in both the freezer and the refrigerator 
compartments of your vaccine storage units at least twice each working day. Place an “X” in the box that 
corresponds with the temperature and record the ambient (room) temperature, the time of the temperature 
readings, and your initials. Once the month has ended, save each month’s completed form for 3 years, 
unless state or local jurisdictions require a longer time period. 

If the recorded temperature is in the shaded zone: This represents an unacceptable temperature range. 
Follow these steps: 1. Store the vaccine under proper conditions as quickly as possible. 2. Call the 
vaccine manufacturer(s) to determine whether the potency of the vaccine(s) has been affected. 3. Call the 
immunization program at your local health department for further assistance: (_____) _________________. 
4. Document the action taken on the reverse side of this log.


      Month/Year:______________ Days 16–31 

    Day of Month:
  Staff Initials:
      Room Temp.:
      Exact Time:

          16    17    18    19    20    21    22    23    24    25    26    27    28    29    30    31
oF Temp am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm
Too Warm*:
   *49o 
   *48o 
   *47o 
Refrigerator Temperature:  Aim for 40o
    46o 
    45o 
    44o 
    43o 
    42o 
    41o 
    40o 
    39o 
    38o 
    37o 
    36o 
    35o 
Too Cold*:
   *34o 
   *33o 
   *32o 

Freezer Temperature:   
Too Warm*:
    *8o 
    *7o 
    *6o 
     5o 
     4o 
     3o 
IMPORTANT: * Too warm or too cold. Take immediate action if temperature has a *.


Vaccine Storage Troubleshooting Record:
               Date: 
               Time:
  Storage Unit Temp: 
          Room Temp:
            Problem:
       Action Taken:
            Results:
           Initials:


Adapted by the Immunization Action Coalition courtesy of the Michigan Department of Community Health and 
the California Department of Health Services. Distributed by the Immunization Action Coalition 
• (651) 647-9009 • www.immunize.org • www.vaccineinformation.org • admin@immunize.org 
 
www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3039.pdf • Item #P3039 (1/07)

Technical content reviewed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Jan. 2007.