thermometer

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Forecasters are expecting the thermometer to reach 89 degrees in Burbank, breaking a 40-year-old record of 86 degrees that was set in 1986, Hall said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

"How pitiful," he said, lowering a thermometer into the water.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

A separate yellow warning for low temperatures and ice has been issued for a wide area, with the thermometer expected to drop to between -2C and -4C.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026

The approach, known as a penetrating thermometer, integrates emissions across the QGP's entire lifetime to produce an average thermal profile.

From Science Daily • Oct. 29, 2025

People say that winter lasts forever, but it’s because they obsess over the thermometer.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson