thermometers

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Two people in the area fainted as thermometers showed the temperature hitting 97 degrees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

As the UK's national weather service, the Met Office is the custodian of the Central England Temperature record, the longest running weather record in the world, based on measurements taken using thermometers and other instruments.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2025

Michelle Moreno, Eco Bay’s safety director, said the company now places thermometers in different areas of the job site and checks them throughout the day to ensure the temperature is under the 82-degree threshold.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2024

Examples of these devices include infrared thermometers and vehicle proximity notification systems.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2024

One of his early ideas was one of the first thermometers, which worked ‘upside down’ to modern eyes.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin