temperature
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Investigators will rely on data from the aircraft’s black boxes to account for other relevant factors, including wind speed and outside temperature.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
With a mean average temperature of 14.6C, it was 1.6C above the long-term average.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The Arctic's combined sea surface and sea-ice surface temperature rose 4.2C between 1982 and 2024, or around 1C per decade, according to the 10th annual oceans report.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Anyone who has ever heated a pot of water knows that temperature depends on more than how hot something gets.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
Even though ice surrounded him, Nathan didn’t feel the temperature cool.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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This year, temperature records have already been broken in a key region of the central-eastern Pacific, with daily sea surface temperatures now exceeding the previous record set during the very strong El Niño of 2015.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
While Kelvin waves are common -- there are five or six during every El Nino -- this one arrives at a delicate time, said Amaya, with sea temperatures already elevated.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
That could bring some elevated humidity and a small chance of thunderstorms and cloud coverage in mountainous areas, but not enough to significantly lower temperatures across the region.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Such missiles are particularly costly to produce because of their sophisticated guidance systems and the construction materials needed to withstand extreme temperatures as they speed to earth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
All those except Yossarian reporting on sick call with temperatures below 102 had their gums and toes painted with gendan violet solution and were given a laxative to throw away into the bushes.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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Weather and Climate - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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