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That makes more sense, I thought you were using an actual thermometer, not IR
My "hot spot" tends to move around depending on flame intensity. It's typically right in the center, but sometimes not. That's part of what is making me lean toward a flue collar thermocouple. The flames shouldn't affect the temperature reading there.