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Topics: thermometer, measurement, cold, hot, Celsius, Fahrenheit, Kelvin, scientific, encyclopedia of temperature
LARGE >comparison< SCALE |.|.|.| Temperature
- −273.15°C (0 K) Absolute zero – Lowest temperature (in theory); molecules completely stop moving
- −272°C (1 K) Coldest known natural place in the universe (The Boomerang Nebula – located 5,000 light-years from Earth, in the constellation Centaurus; relic radiation from the Big Bang is warmer than this nebula)
- −269°C (4 K) Helium liquefaction point
- −253°C (20 K) Hydrogen liquefaction point
- −196°C (77 K) Nitrogen liquefaction point
- –173°C (–280°F) Minimum nighttime temperature on the Moon
- −89.2°C (−128.6°F) The lowest Earth temperature recorded by ground-based measurements (Vostok Station in Antarctica, 1983-07-21)
- −78.5°C (−109.3°F) Dry ice sublimation
- −18°C (0°F) The average temperature on the Moon
- −18°C (0°F) Standard household freezer temperature (for long-term food preservation)
- 0°C (32°F) Water freezing / melting point (at standard pressure)
- 0...5°C (32...41°F) Temperature in a domestic refrigerator (prevents bacterial growth)
- 5...13°C (41...55°F) Salmon body temperature
- 8°C (46°F) Temperature, above which bacterial growth increases rapidly
- 20...25°C (68...77°F) Comfortable room temperature range
- 24...28°C (75...82°F) Clownfish
- 25...30°C (77...86°F) Optimal yeast fermentation temperature
- 28...33°C (82...91°F) Crocodile body
- ~32...34°C (~89...93°F) Human skin temperature
- 36.5...37.5°C (97.7...99.5°F) Average human body temperature – when measured with a contact thermometer by medical methods such as oral (under the tongue) or axillary (under the arm)
- ~37.5°C (~99.5°F) Chicken egg incubation temperature
- 38...41°C (100.4...105.8°F) Medical fever (pyrexia) – temperature of the body's defense mechanism against infection
- 38...39.2°C (100.5...102.5°F) Healthy cat body temperature
- 40.5...41.7°C (105...107°F) Body temperature of chickens
- 41...43°C (105.8...109.4°F) Critical hyperthermia (life-threatening)
- 56.7°C (134°F) The hottest recorded air temperature on Earth (Death Valley in USA, 1913-07-10)
- 63°C (145.4°F) (for 30 min) Low-temperature long time (LTLT) milk pasteurization
- 68.4°C (155.1°F) Boiling point of water at the peak of Mount Everest
- 70...80°C (158...176°F) Green tea preparation temperature
- 71.5°C (160.7°F) (for 15 sec) High-Temperature Short-Time (HTST) milk pasteurization
- 80°C (176°F) The temperature at which the Pompeian worm (Alvinella pompejana) can live in hydrothermal vents
- 90...96°C (194...205°F) Coffee brewing temperature
- 90...100°C (194...212°F) Black tea brewing temperature
- 100°C (212°F) Water boiling point (at standard pressure)
- 127°C (260°F) Maximum daytime temperature on the Moon
- 135°C (275°F) Ultra-high-temperature (UHT) milk pasteurization
- 160...190°C (320...374°F) Deep frying oil temperature
- 250...500°C (482...932°F) Pizza oven temperature
- 300...600°C (572...1112°F) Wood combustion temperature
- 1000...1400°C (1832...2552°F) Candle flame temperature
- 1400...1700°C (2552...3092°F) Glass melting point
- 700...1250°C (1292...2282°F) Lava temperature
- 1538°C (2800°F) Iron melting point
- 1370...1540°C (2500...2800°F) Steel melting point
- 2977...3482°C (5390...6300°F) Combustion temperature of liquid rocket fuel
- 3422°C (6192°F) Tungsten melting point (highest of any metal)
- ~30'000°C (~54'000°F) Lightning bolt temperature
- ~5500°C (~9932°F) Surface of the Sun
- 15'000'000°C (27'000'000°F) Core of the Sun
- ~100'000'000'000 K Supernova explosion temperature
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