I am doing an acoustics experiment in physics. I tested how the amplitude of sound was affected based on the temperature of the air. I know that the speed of sound is affected by temperature. Sound will travel faster in colder air. Likewise it travels fastest in solids, followed by liquids then gases. I wanted to test a correlation with loudness. However, I found that in colder temperatures the decibel reading was actually lower. Is this correct? If sound travels best in colder air, shouldn't the reading be higher?