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TEMPERATURE CALCULATIONS
Just enter a number in either field - then click outside the box.
F °C = (°F - 32) / 1.8
K = °C + 273
C
WIND CHILL
Wind increases the rate at which a body loses heat. The air on a windy day feels colder than that indicated by a thermometer. Calculations of wind speed and air temperature indicate the WIND CHILL equivalent temperature.
Wind Speed (MPH) = º F
Air Temperature (ºF) =
DEFINITIONS: Fahrenheit | Celsius | Kelvin
TEMPERATURE SCALES
Fahrenheit Celsius Kelvin
212 100 373 Boiling point of water (sea level)
194 90 363
176 80 353
158 70 343
140 60 333
122 50 323
104 40 313
86 30 303
68 20 293 Average room temperature
50 10 283
32 0 273 Melting / freezing point of water
14 -10 263
-4 -20 253
-22 -30 243
-40 -40 233
-58 -50 223
-76 -60 213
-94 -70 203
-112 -80 193
-130 -90 183 Lowest recorded temperature *
-148 -100 173
* -89°C / -129°F ( Vostok, Antarctica, July 1983 )

FAHRENHEIT: Developed in the early 1700's by G. Daniel Fahrenheit, degrees Fahrenheit are used to record surface temperature measurements by meteorologists in the United States. However, most of the rest of the world uses degrees CELSIUS (developed in the 18th Century).

CELSIUS is also known as CENTIGRADE. Temperature is expressed in degrees Celsius in the Metric System. The boiling point of water (at sea level) is 100°Celsius, or 100°C. The freezing point of water (at sea level) is 0° Celsius.

KELVIN is another unit of temperature that is very handy for many scientific calculations. It begins at absolute zero and therefore has no negative numbers.
NOTE: the word "degrees" is NOT used with Kelvin.


LINKS

LINKS TO COLD PLACES
Athropolis links to chilly destinations, activities and things.

WHERE ARE THE COLD PLACES AND THE COLD WINDS?
Click on the dots for today's temperature comparisons.

CAN HOT WATER FREEZE FASTER THAN COLD?
Yes. Here's an explanation.

HOW THERMOMETERS WORK
An explanation of bulb and bi-metallic thermometers.

 

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