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Temperatures
The Fahrenheit system is used to read temperature in
the US.
Water boils at 100 °C or 212 °F.
Water freezes at 0 °C or 32 °F.
Fahrenheit → Celsius: subtract 32° from °F, divide by 1.8
Celsius → Fahrenheit: multiply °C by 1.8, add 32°
Celsius ‐40 °C ‐30 °C ‐20 °C ‐10 °C 0 °C 10 °C 20 °C 30 °C 40 °C
Fahrenheit ‐40 °F ‐22 °F ‐4 °F 14 °F 32 °F 50 °F 68 °F 86 °F 140 °F
Cooking Temperatures
The table below gives a range of typical cooking temperatures from a very slow oven to a very hot oven.
Slow → Fast
107 °C | 149 °C | 177 °C | 218 °C | 232 °C | 260 °C
225 °F | 300 °F | 350 °F | 425 °F | 450 °F | 500 °F
Body Temperature
Normal body temperature (by mouth thermometer) is 98.6 °F or 37.0 °C. Normal body temperature can vary within 1°F above
or below.
Low Fever High Fever
37.8 °C – 38.3 °C 38.9 °C – 40.6 °C
100 °F – 101 °F 102 °F – 104 °F
Time
The continental USA is divided into four time zones:
Eastern | Central | Mountain | Pacific
Atlanta is in the Eastern Time zone.
Traveling from the east coast to the west coast, the time goes back 1 hour each time a new time zone is entered.
The US uses daylight saving time from the beginning of spring to the end of fall. The news and television will
remind you to set your clocks forward 1 hour in the beginning of spring and back 1 hour in the end of fall. A saying
to help you remember is, “Spring forward, Fall back.”
The 24‐hour day is divided into two 12‐hour periods:
A.M. (ante‐meridian): 12:00 midnight → 12:00 noon
P.M. (post‐meridian): 12:00 noon → 12:00 midnight
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