Fahrenheit

Thirty-two freezes water

Fahrenheit is a temperature scale in which water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees.

It remains the standard for weather and cooking in the United States, while most of the world uses Celsius: It's supposed to hit 95 degrees Fahrenheit today.

Named for the German physicist who devised it.

temperature

boiling

Liquid vaporization temperature

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Daniel

Hebrew prophet's name

Danzig · German · thermometer · mercury · scale · namesake · scientist · pioneer · standardization · measurement

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customary

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scale

Celsius

Metric temperature unit

degrees · absolute · relative · calibration · graduation · interval · scale · measurement · reading · numerical

weather

forecast

Prediction of future conditions

degrees · heatwave · humidity · record · average · seasonal · daily · overnight · warming · cooling

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temperature scale system

FahrenheitCelsius

Metric temperature unit

centigrade · metric · Kelvin · SI units · international standard

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Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G