The WELMS-12 web-enabled laboratory monitoring system provides continuous real time temperature monitoring and data visualization of up to 12 different locations from within a facility and over the Internet. Monitoring a laboratory or building via a single web page enables easy access to a single centralized alarm and data source rather than having to retrieve data from each individual site where the recordings are being generated. The system also reduces the costs and time associated with paper-based charting or manual documentation tasks while increasing accuracy. Data can be immediately viewed in real time, analyzed for trends, or stored for historical archive purposes.