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

In hospital records, the thermometers designed to read the body temperatures of patients mostly came out at 107 degrees, which was mysterious until doctors realized that the instruments were not designed to go any higher.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2025

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

From Science Daily • May 22, 2024

These army thermometers are not made for old soldiers.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque