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|165 K||−108 °C||−163 °F||align=left|Glass point of supercooled water |
|165 K||−108 °C||−163 °F||align=left|Glass point of supercooled water (Debatable)<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mdOZDgAAQBAJ&q=Glass+point+of+water+165K&pg=PA148|title=A Journey Through Water: A Scientific Exploration of The Most Anomalous Liquid on Earth|author=Jestin Baby Mandumpal|publisher=Bentham Science Publishers|year=2017|page=148|isbn=9781681084237}}</ref> |
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|175.4 K||−97.8 °C||−144 °F||align=left|Coldest luminance temperature recorded on Earth (measured remotely by satellite), in [[Antarctica]]<ref>{{cite web |title=New study explains Antarctica's coldest temperature |url=https://nsidc.org/news/newsroom/new-study-explains-antarctica-coldest-temperatures |website=National Snow and Ice Data Center |access-date=5 May 2021 |date=25 June 2018}}</ref> |
|175.4 K||−97.8 °C||−144 °F||align=left|Coldest luminance temperature recorded on Earth (measured remotely by satellite), in [[Antarctica]]<ref>{{cite web |title=New study explains Antarctica's coldest temperature |url=https://nsidc.org/news/newsroom/new-study-explains-antarctica-coldest-temperatures |website=National Snow and Ice Data Center |access-date=5 May 2021 |date=25 June 2018}}</ref> |
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|183.7 K||−89.5 °C||−129.1 °F||align=left|Freezing/ |
|183.7 K||−89.5 °C||−129.1 °F||align=left|Freezing/melting point of [[isopropyl alcohol]]<ref name="rubalc">http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=690&page=56 The National Academies Press – Emergency and Continuous Exposure Limits for Selected Airborne Contaminants Volume 2 ( 1984 )</ref> |
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|183.9 K||−89.2 °C||−128.6 °F||align=left|Coldest officially recorded air temperature on Earth, at [[Vostok Station|Stántsiya Vostók]], [[Antarctica]] on 1983-07-21 01:45 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]] (see [[Vostok Station]]) |
|183.9 K||−89.2 °C||−128.6 °F||align=left|Coldest officially recorded air temperature on Earth, at [[Vostok Station|Stántsiya Vostók]], [[Antarctica]] on 1983-07-21 01:45 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]] (see [[Vostok Station]]) |
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|224.8 K||−48.4 °C||−55.0 °F||align=left|Coldest temperature that water can remain a liquid (see [[supercooling]]) |
|224.8 K||−48.4 °C||−55.0 °F||align=left|Coldest temperature that water can remain a liquid (see [[supercooling]]) |
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|225 K||−48 °C||−55 °F||align=left|Freezing/ |
|225 K||−48 °C||−55 °F||align=left|Freezing/melting point of [[cottonseed oil]]<ref name="vegbak"/> |
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|233.15 K||−40 °C||−40 °F||align=left|Intersecting point of the [[Celsius]] and [[Fahrenheit]] temperature scales<br>Skin may freeze almost instantly at or below this temperature<ref>http://www.weathernotebook.org/transcripts/2001/02/07.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106113445/http://www.weathernotebook.org/transcripts/2001/02/07.html |date=2013-11-06 }} The Weather Notebook – 40 Below</ref> |
|233.15 K||−40 °C||−40 °F||align=left|Intersecting point of the [[Celsius]] and [[Fahrenheit]] temperature scales<br>Skin may freeze almost instantly at or below this temperature<ref>http://www.weathernotebook.org/transcripts/2001/02/07.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106113445/http://www.weathernotebook.org/transcripts/2001/02/07.html |date=2013-11-06 }} The Weather Notebook – 40 Below</ref> |
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|255.37 K||–17{{frac|7|9}} °C||0 [[Fahrenheit|°F]]||align=left|Coldest brine-ice solution found by [[Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit]] |
|255.37 K||–17{{frac|7|9}} °C||0 [[Fahrenheit|°F]]||align=left|Coldest brine-ice solution found by [[Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit]] |
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|255 K||–18 °C||0 °F||align=left|Freezing/ |
|255 K||–18 °C||0 °F||align=left|Freezing/melting point of [[almond oil]]<ref name="vegbak"/> |
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|256 K||–17 °C||1 °F||align=left|Freezing/ |
|256 K||–17 °C||1 °F||align=left|Freezing/melting point of [[sunflower oil]]<ref name="vegbak"/> |
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|256 K||–17 °C||2 °F||align=left|Freezing/ |
|256 K||–17 °C||2 °F||align=left|Freezing/melting point of [[safflower oil]]<ref name="vegbak"/> |
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|257 K||–16 °C||3 °F||align=left|Freezing/ |
|257 K||–16 °C||3 °F||align=left|Freezing/melting point of [[soybean oil]]<ref name="vegbak">Veganbaking.net – Fat and Oil Melt Point Temperatures http://www.veganbaking.net/tools/fat-and-oil-melt-point-temperatures</ref> |
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|262 K||−11 °C||12 °F||align=left|Freezing/ |
|262 K||−11 °C||12 °F||align=left|Freezing/melting point of [[corn oil]]<ref name="vegbak"/> |
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|263.15 K||–10 °C||14 °F||align=left|Freezing/ |
|263.15 K||–10 °C||14 °F||align=left|Freezing/melting point of [[canola oil]]<ref name="vegbak" /><br>Freezing/melting point of [[grape seed oil]]<ref name="vegbak"/> |
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|265 K||–8 °C||18 °F||align=left|White frost can form below this temperature (see [[frost]])<br>Freezing/melting point of [[hemp seed oil]]<ref name="vegbak"/> |
|265 K||–8 °C||18 °F||align=left|White frost can form below this temperature (see [[frost]])<br>Freezing/melting point of [[hemp seed oil]]<ref name="vegbak"/> |
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|265.8 K||–7.2 °C ||19 °F||align=left|Freezing/ |
|265.8 K||–7.2 °C ||19 °F||align=left|Freezing/melting point of [[bromine]] |
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|267 K||–6 °C||21 °F||align=left|Freezing/ |
|267 K||–6 °C||21 °F||align=left|Freezing/melting point of [[olive oil]]<ref name="vegbak" /><br>Freezing/melting point of [[sesame oil]]<ref name="vegbak"/> |
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|271.15 K||−2 °C||28.4 °F||align=left|Average freezing/melting point of [[ocean]]s, the [[Ocean#Salinity|salinity]] is around 34.7‰.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:JOsBcg5kV4YJ:oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/oceanfreeze.html+&cd=12&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us|title=Can the ocean freeze? Ocean water freezes at a lower temperature than freshwater.|work=NOAA|access-date=January 2, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Chester, Roy |author2=Jickells, Tim |title=Marine Geochemistry |date=2012 |publisher=Blackwell Publishing |isbn=978-1-118-34907-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TcuoAr_wUaQC }}</ref> |
|271.15 K||−2 °C||28.4 °F||align=left|Average freezing/melting point of [[ocean]]s, the [[Ocean#Salinity|salinity]] is around 34.7‰.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:JOsBcg5kV4YJ:oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/oceanfreeze.html+&cd=12&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us|title=Can the ocean freeze? Ocean water freezes at a lower temperature than freshwater.|work=NOAA|access-date=January 2, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Chester, Roy |author2=Jickells, Tim |title=Marine Geochemistry |date=2012 |publisher=Blackwell Publishing |isbn=978-1-118-34907-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TcuoAr_wUaQC }}</ref> |
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|273.15 K||0.00 [[Celsius|°C]]||32.00 °F||align=left|Freezing/ |
|273.15 K||0.00 [[Celsius|°C]]||32.00 °F||align=left|Freezing/melting point of fresh water (at [[standard conditions for temperature and pressure|STP]]) |
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|273.16 K||0.01 °C||32.02 °F||align=left| |
|273.16 K||0.01 °C||32.02 °F||align=left|[[Triple point]] of fresh water (defining constant) |
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|276 K||3 °C||37 °F||align=left|Freezing/ |
|276 K||3 °C||37 °F||align=left|Freezing/melting point of [[Peanut Oil|peanut oil]]<ref>http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/chem03/chem03265.htm U.S. Dept. of Energy – Office of Science – Oils and Low Temperature</ref> |
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|277.13 K||3.98 °C||39.16 °F||align=left|Water is at maximum density<ref>http://www.esf.edu/efb/schulz/Limnology/mixing.html College of Environmental Science and Forestry – Thermal Stratification</ref> |
|277.13 K||3.98 °C||39.16 °F||align=left|Water is at maximum density<ref>http://www.esf.edu/efb/schulz/Limnology/mixing.html College of Environmental Science and Forestry – Thermal Stratification</ref> |
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|296 K||23 °C||73 °F||align=left|Mean on Earth during the [[Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum]]<ref>https://www.climate.gov/news-features/climate-qa/whats-hottest-earths-ever-been What's the hottest Earth's ever been?</ref> about 55.8 million years ago |
|296 K||23 °C||73 °F||align=left|Mean on Earth during the [[Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum]]<ref>https://www.climate.gov/news-features/climate-qa/whats-hottest-earths-ever-been What's the hottest Earth's ever been?</ref> about 55.8 million years ago |
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|297 K||24 °C||75 °F||align=left|Melting/ |
|297 K||24 °C||75 °F||align=left|Melting/freezing point of [[palm kernel oil]]<ref name="vegbak"/> |
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|298 K||25 °C||77 °F||align=left|Melting/ |
|298 K||25 °C||77 °F||align=left|Melting/freezing point of [[coconut oil]]<ref name="vegbak"/> |
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|300 K||27 °C||80.6 °F||align=left|Estimated melting/freezing point of [[francium]] |
|300 K||27 °C||80.6 °F||align=left|Estimated melting/freezing point of [[francium]] |
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|301 K||28 °C||82.4 °F||align=left|Minimum temperature for a naked human to be comfortable<ref name="comfortzone">http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/comfort+zone Dictionary.com – Comfort Zone</ref> |
|301 K||28 °C||82.4 °F||align=left|Minimum temperature for a naked human to be comfortable<ref name="comfortzone">http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/comfort+zone Dictionary.com – Comfort Zone</ref> |
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|302.9 K||29.8 °C||85.6 °F||align=left|Melting/ |
|302.9 K||29.8 °C||85.6 °F||align=left|Melting/freezing point of [[gallium]] |
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|303.15 K||30 °C||86 °F||align=left|Maximum temperature for a naked human to be comfortable<ref name="comfortzone"/><br>The rate of plant growth is typically no greater above this temperature than at this temperature. (see [[Growing degree-day]]) |
|303.15 K||30 °C||86 °F||align=left|Maximum temperature for a naked human to be comfortable<ref name="comfortzone"/><br>The rate of plant growth is typically no greater above this temperature than at this temperature. (see [[Growing degree-day]]) |
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|304 K||31 °C||88 °F||align=left|Melting/ |
|304 K||31 °C||88 °F||align=left|Melting/freezing point of [[butter]], critical point for carbon dioxide |
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|307 K||34 °C||93 °F||align=left|[[Autoignition temperature|Kindling point]] of [[white phosphorus]] |
|307 K||34 °C||93 °F||align=left|[[Autoignition temperature|Kindling point]] of [[white phosphorus]] |
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|353.15 K||80 °C||176 °F||align=left| Average temperature of a [[sauna]] |
|353.15 K||80 °C||176 °F||align=left| Average temperature of a [[sauna]] |
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|355 K||82 °C||180 °F||align=left|Recommended final rinse temperature in industrial |
|355 K||82 °C||180 °F||align=left|Recommended final rinse temperature in industrial-grade commercial dishwashers<ref>"Residential Dishwashers". National Sanitation Foundation. Retrieved on 26 May 2017. http://www.nsf.org/consumer-resources/health-and-safety-tips/home-product-appliance-tips/sanitizing-dishwasher/</ref> |
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|355.6 K||82.4 °C||180.3 °F||align=left|Boiling point of [[isopropyl alcohol]]<ref name="rubalc"/> |
|355.6 K||82.4 °C||180.3 °F||align=left|Boiling point of [[isopropyl alcohol]]<ref name="rubalc"/> |
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|367 K||94 °C||201 °F||align=left|Hottest ground temperature recorded on Earth at [[Furnace Creek, California|Furnace Creek]], [[Death Valley]], [[California]], USA on 1972-07-15<ref>http://www.nps.gov/deva/naturescience/weather-and-climate.htm National Park Service – Death Valley – Weather and Climate</ref> |
|367 K||94 °C||201 °F||align=left|Hottest ground temperature recorded on Earth at [[Furnace Creek, California|Furnace Creek]], [[Death Valley]], [[California]], USA on 1972-07-15<ref>http://www.nps.gov/deva/naturescience/weather-and-climate.htm National Park Service – Death Valley – Weather and Climate</ref> |
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|371 K||98 °C||209 °F||align=left|Freezing/ |
|371 K||98 °C||209 °F||align=left|Freezing/melting point of [[sodium]] |
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|373.13 K||99.98 °C||211.97 °F||align=left|Boiling point of water at sea level (see [[Celsius]]) |
|373.13 K||99.98 °C||211.97 °F||align=left|Boiling point of water at sea level (see [[Celsius]]) |
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|380 K||107 °C||225 °F||align=left|[[Smoke point]] of raw [[safflower oil]]<br>[[Syrup]] is [[candy#Sugar stages|concentrated]] to 75% sugar |
|380 K||107 °C||225 °F||align=left|[[Smoke point]] of raw [[safflower oil]]<br>[[Syrup]] is [[candy#Sugar stages|concentrated]] to 75% sugar |
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|388 K||115 °C||239 °F||align=left|Melting/ |
|388 K||115 °C||239 °F||align=left|Melting/freezing point of [[sulfur]] |
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|400 K||127 °C||260 °F||align=left|[[Concorde]] nose tip during supersonic flight<br>Coldest known stars in space (approximate temperature)<ref>http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/research/Stars.shtml University of Hawaii – Institute for Astronomy</ref> |
|400 K||127 °C||260 °F||align=left|[[Concorde]] nose tip during supersonic flight<br>Coldest known stars in space (approximate temperature)<ref>http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/research/Stars.shtml University of Hawaii – Institute for Astronomy</ref> |
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|574.5875 K||301.4375 °C||574.5875 °F||align=left|Intersecting point of the [[Fahrenheit]] and [[Kelvin]] temperature scales |
|574.5875 K||301.4375 °C||574.5875 °F||align=left|Intersecting point of the [[Fahrenheit]] and [[Kelvin]] temperature scales |
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|600.65 K||327.5 °C||621.5 °F||align=left|Melting/ |
|600.65 K||327.5 °C||621.5 °F||align=left|Melting/freezing point of [[lead]] |
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|647 K||374 °C||705 °F||align=left|Critical point of superheated water |
|647 K||374 °C||705 °F||align=left|Critical point of superheated water |
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|723.15 K||450 °C||842 °F||align=left|Kindling point of [[avgas|aviation gasoline]]<ref name="aviation-fuels" /> <br>Freezing/ |
|723.15 K||450 °C||842 °F||align=left|Kindling point of [[avgas|aviation gasoline]]<ref name="aviation-fuels" /> <br>Freezing/melting point of [[tennessine]] |
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|738 K||465 °C||870 °F||align=left|Mean on [[Venus]] |
|738 K||465 °C||870 °F||align=left|Mean on [[Venus]] |
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|883.15 K||610 °C||1130 °F||align=left|Boiling point of tennessine |
|883.15 K||610 °C||1130 °F||align=left|Boiling point of tennessine |
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|933.47 K||660.32 °C||1220.58 °F||align=left|Melting/ |
|933.47 K||660.32 °C||1220.58 °F||align=left|Melting/freezing point of [[aluminium]] |
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Revision as of 14:43, 30 June 2021
List of orders of magnitude for temperature
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0 | 0 K | Absolute zero: free bodies are still, no interaction within or without a thermodynamic system |
10−30 | 10−6 yK | Particular speeds bound paths to exceed size and lifetime of the universe[clarification needed] (see least-energy in orders of magnitude (energy)) |
10−18 | 1 aK | Macroscopic teleportation of matter can occur Hawking temperature of supermassive black holes |
10−15 | 1 fK | Atomic waves coherent over centimeters atomic particles decoherent over centimeters |
10−12 | 1 pK | 50 pK, lowest temperature ever produced, achieved with a rubidium gas.[1][better source needed] 100 pK, the current record for lowest temperature, achieved by cooling the nuclear spins of rhodium metal.[2] 450 pK, lowest temperature sodium Bose–Einstein condensate gas ever achieved in the laboratory, at MIT[3] |
10−9 | 1 nK | 50 nK, Fermi temperature of potassium-40 critical temperature of alkali Bose–Einstein condensates |
10−6 | 1 μK | Nuclear demagnetization Doppler-cooled refrigerants in laser cooling and magneto-optical traps |
10−3 | 1 mK | Radio excitations 1.7 mK, temperature record for helium-3/helium-4 dilution refrigeration, and the lowest temperature which may be sustained for arbitrarily long time with known techniques. 2.5 mK, Fermi melting point of helium-3 60 mK adiabatic demagnetization of paramagnetic molecules 300 mK in evaporative cooling of helium-3 700 mK, helium-3/helium-4 mixtures begin phase separation 950 mK, melting point of helium at 2.5 megapascals of pressure- All 118 elements are solid at or below this temperature. microwave excitations |
1 | 1 K | 1 K at the Boomerang Nebula, the coldest natural environment known 1.5 K, melting point of overbound helium 2.19 K, lambda point of overbound superfluid helium 2.725 K, cosmic microwave background 4.1 K, superconductivity point of mercury 4.22 K, boiling point of bound helium 5.19 K, critical temperature of helium 7.2 K, superconductivity point of lead 9.3 K, superconductivity point of niobium |
101 | 10 K | Fermi melting point of valence electrons for superconductivity 14.01 K, melting point of bound hydrogen 20.28 K, boiling point of bound hydrogen 33 K, critical temperature of hydrogen 44 K mean on Pluto 53 K mean of Neptune 63 K, melting point of bound nitrogen 68 K mean of Uranus 77.35 K, boiling point of bound nitrogen 90.19 K, boiling point of bound oxygen 92 K, superconductivity point of Y–Ba–Cu–oxide (YBCO) |
102 | 100 K | Infrared excitations 134 K, highest-temperature superconductor at ambient pressure, mercury barium calcium copper oxide 165 K, glass point of supercooled water 184.0 K (–89.2 °C), coldest air recorded on Earth 192 K, Debye temperature of ice 273.15 K (0 °C), melting point of bound water 273.16 K (0.01 °C), temperature of triple point of water ~293 K, room temperature 373.15 K (100 °C), boiling point of bound water at sea level 647 K, critical point of superheated water 737.5 K, mean on Venus See detailed list below |
103 | 1 kK | Visible light excitations 500–2200 K on brown dwarfs (photosphere) 1043 K Curie temperature of iron (point at which iron transitions from ferromagnetic to paramagnetic behavior and loses any permanent magnetism) 1170 K at wood fire 1300 K in lava flows, open flames 1500 K in basalt lava flows ~1670 K at blue candle flame 1811 K, melting point of iron (lower for steel) 1830 K in Bunsen burner flame 1900 K at the Space Shuttle orbiter hull in 8 km/s dive 2022 K, boiling point of lead 2230 K, Debye temperature of carbon 2320 K at open hydrogen flame 2150–2450 K at open hydrocarbon flame 2900 K, color temperature of halogen lamps, blackbody radiation maximum at 1000 nm 3683 K, melting point of tungsten 3925 K, sublimation point of carbon 4160 K, melting point of hafnium carbide 4800 K, 10 MPa, triple point of carbon[4] 5000 K, 12 GPa melting point of diamond[5] 5100 K in cyanogen-dioxygen flame 5516 K at dicyanoacetylene (carbon subnitride)-ozone flame 5650 K at Earth's Inner Core Boundary 5780 K on surface of the Sun 5933 K, boiling point of tungsten 6000 K, mean of the Universe 300,000 years after the Big Bang 7445 K, 850 GPa;[6] 8750 K, 520 GPa;[7] 5400 K, 220 GPa,[8] critical point of diamond/solid III 7735 K, a monatomic ideal gas has one electron volt of kinetic energy ultraviolet excitations 8000 K, routinely sustainable temperature in an analytical inductively coupled plasma 8801 K, 10.56 GPa[9] 7020.5 K, 797 MPa,[10] critical point of carbon anionic sparks |
104 | 10 kK | 10 kK on Sirius A 10–15 kK in mononitrogen recombination 15.5 kK, critical point of tungsten 25 kK, mean of the Universe 10,000 years after the Big Bang 26 kK on white dwarf Sirius B 28 kK in record cationic lightning over Earth 29 kK on surface of Alnitak (easternmost star of Orion's belt) 4–8–40–160 kK on white dwarfs 30–400 kK on a planetary nebula's asymptotic giant helium star 36 kK boundary between inner and outer core within Jupiter 37 kK in proton–electron reactions 38 kK on Eta Carinae 46 kK on Wolf–Rayet star R136a1[11] 50 kK at protostar (core) 54.5 kK on ON2 III(f*) star LH64-16[12] >200 kK on Butterfly Nebula ~300 kK at 17 meters from Little Boy's detonation Fermi boiling point of valence electrons X-ray excitations |
106 | 1 MK | 0.8 MK in solar wind γ-ray excitations 1 MK inside old neutron stars, brown dwarfs, and at gravital deuterium fusion range 1–3–10 MK above Sun (corona) 2.4 MK at T Tauri stars and gravital lithium-6 fusion range 2.5 MK at red dwarfs and gravital protium fusion range 10 MK at orange dwarfs and gravital helium-3 fusion range 15.6 MK at Sun's core 10–30–100 MK in stellar flares 20 MK in novæ 23 MK, beryllium-7 fusion range 60 MK above Eta Carinae 85 MK (15 keV) in a magnetic confinement fusion plasma 200 MK at helium star and gravital helium-4 fusion range 230 MK, gravital carbon-12 fusion range 460 MK, gravital neon fusion–disproportionation range 5–530 MK in Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor's plasma 750 MK, gravital oxygen fusion range |
109 | 1 GK | 1 GK, everything 100 seconds after the Big Bang 1.3–1.7 GK, gravital silicon fusion range 3 GK in electron–positron reactions 10 GK in supernovae 10 GK, everything 1 second after the Big Bang 700 GK in quasars' accretion discs 740 GK, Hagedorn temperature or Fermi melting point of pions |
1012 | 1 TK | 0.1–1 TK at new neutron star 0.5–1.2 TK, Fermi melting point of hadrons into quark–gluon plasma 3–5 TK in proton–antiproton reactions 3.6 TK, temperature at which matter doubles in mass (compared to its mass at 0 K) due to relativistic effects 5.5 TK, highest man-made temperature in thermal equilibrium as of 2015 (quark–gluon plasma from LHC collisions)[13] 10 TK, 100 microseconds after the Big Bang 45–67 TK at collapsar of a gamma-ray burst 300–900 TK at proton–nickel conversions in the Tevatron's Main Injector[clarification needed] |
1015 | 1 PK | 0.3–2.2 PK at proton–antiproton collisions
2.8 PK within an electroweak star |
1018 | 1 EK | |
1021 | 1 ZK | |
1024 | 1 YK | 0.5–7 YK at ultra-high-energy cosmic ray collisions |
1027 | 103 YK | everything 10−35 seconds after the Big Bang |
1030 | 106 YK | Hagedorn temperature of strings |
1032 | 108 YK | 142 million YK, Planck temperature |
1033 | 109 YK | Theory of everything excitations[citation needed] |
10290 | 10266 YK | Landau pole of Quantum electrodynamics |
Detailed list for 100 K to 1000 K
Most ordinary human activity takes place at temperatures of this order of magnitude. Circumstances where water naturally occurs in liquid form are shown in light grey.
Kelvin | Degrees Celsius |
Degrees Fahrenheit |
Condition |
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100 K | −173.15 °C | −279.67 °F | |
165 K | −108 °C | −163 °F | Glass point of supercooled water (Debatable)[14] |
175.4 K | −97.8 °C | −144 °F | Coldest luminance temperature recorded on Earth (measured remotely by satellite), in Antarctica[15] |
183.7 K | −89.5 °C | −129.1 °F | Freezing/melting point of isopropyl alcohol[16] |
183.9 K | −89.2 °C | −128.6 °F | Coldest officially recorded air temperature on Earth, at Stántsiya Vostók, Antarctica on 1983-07-21 01:45 UTC (see Vostok Station) |
192 K | −81 °C | −114 °F | Debye temperature of ice |
194.6 K | −78.5 °C | −109.3 °F | Sublimation point of carbon dioxide (dry ice) |
205.5 K | −67.7 °C | −89.9 °F | Coldest officially recorded air temperature in the Northern Hemisphere, at Oymyakon, Oymyakonsky District, Sakha Republic, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on 1933-02-06[17] |
207.05 K | −66.1 °C | −86.98 °F | Coldest officially recorded air temperature in North America, at North Ice, Greenland on 1954-01-09[18] |
210 K | −63 °C | −80 °F | Mean on Mars |
214.9 K | –58.3 °C | –72.9 °F | Coldest annual mean temperature on Earth, at Dome Argus, Antarctica[19] |
223.15 K | −50 °C | −58 °F | Mean on Earth during Snowball Earth[20] around 650 million years ago |
224.8 K | −48.4 °C | −55.0 °F | Coldest temperature that water can remain a liquid (see supercooling) |
225 K | −48 °C | −55 °F | Freezing/melting point of cottonseed oil[21] |
233.15 K | −40 °C | −40 °F | Intersecting point of the Celsius and Fahrenheit temperature scales Skin may freeze almost instantly at or below this temperature[22] |
234.3 K | −38.83 °C | −37.89 °F | Freezing/melting point of mercury |
240.4 K | −32.8 °C | −27.0 °F | Coldest air temperature recorded in South America, at Sarmiento, Argentina on 1907-06-01[23] |
249 K | –24 °C | –11 °F | Freezing/melting point of flax seed oil[21] |
249.3 K | –23.9 °C | –11.0 °F | Coldest air temperature recorded in Africa, at Ifrane, Morocco on 1935-02-11[23] |
250 K | –23 °C | –9 °F | Coldest air temperature recorded in Australia, at Charlotte Pass, New South Wales, Australia on 1994-06-29[23] |
255.37 K | –177⁄9 °C | 0 °F | Coldest brine-ice solution found by Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit |
255 K | –18 °C | 0 °F | Freezing/melting point of almond oil[21] |
256 K | –17 °C | 1 °F | Freezing/melting point of sunflower oil[21] |
256 K | –17 °C | 2 °F | Freezing/melting point of safflower oil[21] |
257 K | –16 °C | 3 °F | Freezing/melting point of soybean oil[21] |
262 K | −11 °C | 12 °F | Freezing/melting point of corn oil[21] |
263.15 K | –10 °C | 14 °F | Freezing/melting point of canola oil[21] Freezing/melting point of grape seed oil[21] |
265 K | –8 °C | 18 °F | White frost can form below this temperature (see frost) Freezing/melting point of hemp seed oil[21] |
265.8 K | –7.2 °C | 19 °F | Freezing/melting point of bromine |
267 K | –6 °C | 21 °F | Freezing/melting point of olive oil[21] Freezing/melting point of sesame oil[21] |
271.15 K | −2 °C | 28.4 °F | Average freezing/melting point of oceans, the salinity is around 34.7‰.[24][25] |
273.15 K | 0.00 °C | 32.00 °F | Freezing/melting point of fresh water (at STP) |
273.16 K | 0.01 °C | 32.02 °F | Triple point of fresh water (defining constant) |
276 K | 3 °C | 37 °F | Freezing/melting point of peanut oil[26] |
277.13 K | 3.98 °C | 39.16 °F | Water is at maximum density[27] |
283.2 K | 10 °C | 50 °F | Minimum temperature for most plant growth (see Growing degree-day) |
286.9 K | 12.7 °C | 54.9 °F | Coldest body temperature of a human that survived accidental hypothermia (a 2-year-old boy in Racławice, Poland, on November 30, 2014)[28][29] |
288 K | 15 °C | 59 °F | Mean on Earth |
291.6 K | 18.4 °C | 65.1 °F | Hottest temperature in Antarctica, recorded on 2020 February 6 at the Esperanza Base[30] |
294 K | 21 °C | 70 °F | Room temperature |
296 K | 23 °C | 73 °F | Mean on Earth during the Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum[31] about 55.8 million years ago |
297 K | 24 °C | 75 °F | Melting/freezing point of palm kernel oil[21] |
298 K | 25 °C | 77 °F | Melting/freezing point of coconut oil[21] |
300 K | 27 °C | 80.6 °F | Estimated melting/freezing point of francium |
301 K | 28 °C | 82.4 °F | Minimum temperature for a naked human to be comfortable[32] |
302.9 K | 29.8 °C | 85.6 °F | Melting/freezing point of gallium |
303.15 K | 30 °C | 86 °F | Maximum temperature for a naked human to be comfortable[32] The rate of plant growth is typically no greater above this temperature than at this temperature. (see Growing degree-day) |
304 K | 31 °C | 88 °F | Melting/freezing point of butter, critical point for carbon dioxide |
307 K | 34 °C | 93 °F | Kindling point of white phosphorus |
307.6 K | 34.4 °C | 93.9 °F | Hottest annual mean temperature on Earth, at Dallol, Ethiopia[19] |
308 K | 35 °C | 95 °F | Hypothermic body temperature for humans (see Hypothermia) Warmest sea measured, at the Red Sea Melting/freezing point of palm oil[21] |
309.5 K | 36.4 °C | 97.5 °F | Average body temperature for a human[33] |
311.03 K | 37.87 °C | 100.2 °F | Beginnings of a fever for humans |
311.8 K | 38.6 °C | 101.5 °F | Average body temperature for a cat[34] |
313.15 K | 40 °C | 104 °F | Maximum standard temperature recommended for hot tub users[35] |
315 K | 42 °C | 108 °F | Usually fatal human fever |
319.3 K | 46.1 °C | 115 °F | World's hottest air temperature recorded while raining, at Needles, California, USA on August 13, 2012[36] |
319.7 K | 46.5 °C | 115.7 °F | Highest human fever survived (Willie Jones)[37] |
322.1 K | 48.9 °C | 120.0 °F | Hottest air temperature recorded in South America, at Rivadavia, Argentina on 1905-12-11[23] Maximum safe temperature for hot water according to numeric U.S. plumbing codes[38] Water will cause a second-degree burn after 8 minutes and a third-degree burn after 10 minutes[38] |
323.9 K | 50.7 °C | 123.3 °F | Hottest air temperature recorded in the Southern Hemisphere, at Oodnadatta, Australia on 1960-02-01[23] |
328 K | 54 °C | 130 °F | Hottest reliably measured air temperature on Earth, in Death Valley at Furnace Creek, Inyo County, California, United States of America on 2020-08-16,[39] |
333.15 K | 60 °C | 140 °F | Water will cause a second-degree burn in 3 seconds and a third-degree burn in 5 seconds[38] |
336 K | 63 °C | 145.4 °F | Milk pasteurization |
342 K | 69 °C | 157 °F | Boiling point of water on the summit of Mount Everest[40] |
343.15 K | 70 °C | 158 °F | Food is well done Hot springs at which some bacteria thrive |
350 K | 77 °C | 170 °F | Poaching of food |
351.52 K | 78.37 °C | 173.07 °F | Boiling point of ethanol |
353.15 K | 80 °C | 176 °F | Average temperature of a sauna |
355 K | 82 °C | 180 °F | Recommended final rinse temperature in industrial-grade commercial dishwashers[41] |
355.6 K | 82.4 °C | 180.3 °F | Boiling point of isopropyl alcohol[16] |
366 K | 93 °C | 200 °F | Simmering of food |
367 K | 94 °C | 201 °F | Hottest ground temperature recorded on Earth at Furnace Creek, Death Valley, California, USA on 1972-07-15[42] |
371 K | 98 °C | 209 °F | Freezing/melting point of sodium |
373.13 K | 99.98 °C | 211.97 °F | Boiling point of water at sea level (see Celsius) |
380 K | 107 °C | 225 °F | Smoke point of raw safflower oil Syrup is concentrated to 75% sugar |
388 K | 115 °C | 239 °F | Melting/freezing point of sulfur |
400 K | 127 °C | 260 °F | Concorde nose tip during supersonic flight Coldest known stars in space (approximate temperature)[43] |
433.15 K | 160 °C | 320 °F | Syrup is concentrated to 100% sugar Sucrose (table sugar) caramelizes |
450 K | 177 °C | 350 °F | Mean on Mercury Smoke point of butter Deep frying |
453.15 K | 180 °C | 356 °F | Popcorn pops |
483 K | 210 °C | 410 °F | Autoignition (kindling) point of diesel fuel |
491 K | 218 °C | 425 °F | Kindling point of paper |
519 K | 246 °C | 475 °F | Kindling point of automotive gasoline |
522 K | 249 °C | 480 °F | Kindling point of jet fuel (Jet A/Jet A-1)[44] |
525 K | 252 °C | 485 °F | Smoke point of milkfat Kindling point of jet fuel (Jet B)[44] |
538 K | 265 °C | 510 °F | Smoke point of refined safflower oil |
574.5875 K | 301.4375 °C | 574.5875 °F | Intersecting point of the Fahrenheit and Kelvin temperature scales |
600.65 K | 327.5 °C | 621.5 °F | Melting/freezing point of lead |
647 K | 374 °C | 705 °F | Critical point of superheated water |
723.15 K | 450 °C | 842 °F | Kindling point of aviation gasoline[44] Freezing/melting point of tennessine |
738 K | 465 °C | 870 °F | Mean on Venus |
749 K | 476 °C | 889 °F | Kindling point of magnesium |
798 K | 525 °C | 977 °F | Draper Point (the point at which nearly all objects start to glow dim red)[45] |
809 K | 536 °C | 997 °F | Kindling point of hydrogen |
883.15 K | 610 °C | 1130 °F | Boiling point of tennessine |
933.47 K | 660.32 °C | 1220.58 °F | Melting/freezing point of aluminium |
1000 K | 726.85 °C | 1340.33 °F |
SI multiples
Submultiples | Multiples | ||||
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Value | SI symbol | Name | Value | SI symbol | Name |
10−1 K | dK | decikelvin | 101 K | daK | decakelvin |
10−2 K | cK | centikelvin | 102 K | hK | hectokelvin |
10−3 K | mK | millikelvin | 103 K | kK | kilokelvin |
10−6 K | μK | microkelvin | 106 K | MK | megakelvin |
10−9 K | nK | nanokelvin | 109 K | GK | gigakelvin |
10−12 K | pK | picokelvin | 1012 K | TK | terakelvin |
10−15 K | fK | femtokelvin | 1015 K | PK | petakelvin |
10−18 K | aK | attokelvin | 1018 K | EK | exakelvin |
10−21 K | zK | zeptokelvin | 1021 K | ZK | zettakelvin |
10−24 K | yK | yoctokelvin | 1024 K | YK | yottakelvin |
10−27 K | rK | rontokelvin | 1027 K | RK | ronnakelvin |
10−30 K | qK | quectokelvin | 1030 K | QK | quettakelvin |
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